Glenluce Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Glenluce Viaduct (1861-1965)Opened on the Portpatrick Railway.
Description
This is a disused masonry single track eight arch stone viaduct. It is west of the former Glenluce station and west of the former Challoch Junction. The viaduct is 327 ft long overall and 78 ft high.
Work began on the viaduct around 1858 and the line opened in 1861. The line closed in 1965.
As per the rest of the Portpatrick Railway, the engineers were B & E Blyth (Blyth and Blyth).
Tags
Viaduct Water of LuceAliases
Luce Viaduct
| Nearby stations Glenluce Challoch Junction Golfers Platform Dunragit New Luce Castle Kennedy Transit (London Road [Stranraer]) Innermessan Stranraer Town Stranraer Kirkcowan Glenwhilly YMCA Colfin Cairn Point Portpatrick | Glenjorrie Quarry Challoch Junction Dunragit Creamery Siding Dunragit Ballast Siding Drumflower Viaduct Main Water of Luce Viaduct Tourist/other Glenluce Abbey Challoch Level Crossing Craig No 2 Level Crossing Little Gennoch No 1 Level Crossing Milton of Larg No 2 Level Crossing Little Gennoch No 2 Level Crossing Milton of Larg No 1 Level Crossing Castle Kennedy House Castle Kennedy Gardens |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1861 | Portpatrick Railway Glenluce Viaduct completed. |
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 |
