Glen Falloch Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Glen Falloch Viaduct (1894-)Opened on the West Highland Railway.
Description
This is a 426 ft 7 span single track lattice girder viaduct crossing the Dubh Eas, 144ft below (see trivia, right). The viaduct is on a curve. It is located between Ardlui and Crianlarich.
To prepare for the construction of the piers concrete was layered up to prepare a flat surface.
To the south was Glen Falloch Platform.
Local
The Falls of Falloch are below and to the south east. Not visible from the railway but can be visited from the road nearby and has a car park.
Tags
Viaduct Dubh Eas
| Nearby stations Glen Falloch Platform Ardlui Crianlarich Crianlarich Lower Tyndrum Lower Tyndrum [1st] Upper Tyndrum Loch Dochart [Private] Inveruglas Arrochar and Tarbet RNTR Arrochar Pier Dalmally Luib Bridge of Orchy Loch Awe | Easeonan Viaduct Stuc-ma Lead Furnace Clach na Bhreatuinn McGregors Landing Tourist/other Drovers Inn Inverarnan Basin Falls of Falloch Kaid Carn Ardlui Hotel Ardlui Pier Glen Falloch Scots Pines Beinn Dubhchraig Beinn Chabhair Ben Oss An Caisteal |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Surprisingly highThe Glen Falloch Viaduct crosses the gorge of the Eas Dubh (black waterfall). So far above is the span crossing the gorge, at 144 ft high, that it is only 12 ft lower than the deck height of the Forth Bridge. It is, not surprisingly, the highest bridge on the West Highland Railway. |
