Gleann Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Gleann Viaduct (1894-)Opened on the West Highland Railway.
Description
This is a single track five span girder viaduct of 318 ft on a curve, a viaduct with five 60 ft spans. The viaduct is on the 'Horseshoe Curve', south of Bridge of Orchy and north of County March Summit [West Highland].
The viaduct crosses Allt Coralan.
The 'Horseshoe Curve' is well known for the huge meander the railway takes to keep to the same contour, a long curve where, on the way north, the route ahead can be seen on the left and the train will be travelling in exactly the reverse direction, so tight is the curve.
Tags
Viaduct Allt CoralanExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Upper Tyndrum Bridge of Orchy Tyndrum [1st] Tyndrum Lower Crianlarich Lower Crianlarich Loch Dochart [Private] Gorton [WHR] Glen Falloch Platform Luib Dalmally Ardlui Killin Junction Loch Awe Glenoglehead Crossing | Horseshoe Viaduct Lineside Cottage County March Summit [West Highland] Lineside Cottage Tyndrum Summit Tyndrum Lead Shed and Mill Tyndrum Mines Loading Point [1st] Tyndrum Incline Tourist/other Beinn Odhar Beinn Dorain Beinn Chaorach Meall Buidhe Rob Roy^s Putting Stone Lochan na Bi Stob nan Clach |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
