Cree Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Cree Viaduct (1861-1965)Opened on the Portpatrick Railway.
Description
This was a five span single track viaduct over the River Cree. The bridge was unusual in having timber piers right up to the time of closure.
The contractors were McDonald and Grieve. Work was difficult as the Cree is tidal at this point.
There was an accident here on the 28th of December 1922 when an eastbound mixed train split and derailed with the goods portion ending up at the foot of the embankment. The track was found to date from 1890 and the cause of the derailment the speed of the train.
The bridge was rebuilt several times. It was strengthened in 1962 with steel piling.
Little now remains of the bridge except the stone abutments at either end and some timber piles.
Tags
Viaduct accidentExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Palnure Mains Crossing Newton Stewart Causewayend [WR] Creetown Wigtown Gatehouse of Fleet Kirkcowan Kirkinner Whauphill Sorbie Millisle Exchange Platform Millisle Garliestown [2nd] Loch Skerrow | Carty Siding Palnure Viaduct Graddoch Viaduct Newton Stewart Shed Carsegowan Munitions Factory Culcronchie Viaduct Kilmabreck Quarry Upper Bladnoch Viaduct Lower Bladnoch Viaduct Bladnoch Creamery Bladnoch Siding Tourist/other Barskeoch Level Crossing Cassencary Quarry Quay Torhouse Stone Circle Bladnoch Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railways (Library of Railway History) | Rails to Portpatrick (Local History Series) |  The Port Road: Dumfries to Stranraer, Portpatrick, Kirkcudbright and Whithorn |
