Mennock Water Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Mennock Water Viaduct (1850-)Opened on the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway.
Description
This is a three arch double track viaduct over the Mennock Water south of Sanquhar station. The overall length is 177 ft and it is 67 ft high. Also known simply as Mennock Viaduct.
The engineer was John Miller.
Tags
Viaduct Mennock WaterExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
02/10/2019
Facilities
Listing: B| Nearby stations Sanquhar Wanlockhead Kirkconnel Glengonnar Carronbridge Leadhills Thornhill Elvanfoot Moniaive Closeburn Kirkland Crawford Abington New Cumnock Crossford | Mennock Sidings Sanquhar Tile Works Crawick Water Viaduct Gateside Fireworks Factory Gateside Colliery Nos 4 and 5 Priestcrown Wood Embankment Tower Colliery [Gateside] Enterkin Burn Viaduct Bankhead Siding Wanlockhead Crushing Mill West Glencrieff Pit Tourist/other Sanquhar Castle Ardoch Signal Box Gateside Signal Box Knockenjig Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways |  Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines) |  The Glasgow & South Western Railway a History |
