Queen's Bridge
Location type
Bridge
Name and dates
Queen^s Bridge (1840-)
Opened on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
Description
This low profile six arch double track viaduct crosses the River Garnock between the former Bogside station (to the north) and Irvine station (to the south).
The overall length is 300 ft, the viaduct is 32 ft high.
The engineers were Thomas Grainger and John Miller.
The viaduct is in use and line electrified.
Tags
Viaduct River GarnockFacilities
Listing: BNearby stations Bogside Bogside Moor Halt Irvine Bank Street Irvine Snodgrass Platform Dirrans Ardeer Platform Kilwinning East Dreghorn Kilwinning Byres Kilwinning Montgreenan Gailes Stevenston Stevenston Moorpark | Other railway and industry locations Queen^s Bridge Bogside Siding Irvine Shed Ayrshire Dockyard Bogside Coal Pit No 1 Caledonian Forge Bartonholm Sand Pits Bogside Junction Eglinton Colliery No 1 Pit Bartonholm Coal Pit No 1 Barony Pit Colliery Redburn Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Tourist/other Cunninghame Home Nobel^s Wharf |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Celebrating Queen VictoriaThe Queen's Bridge's name is to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria on the 28th of June 1838, when the foundation stone of the bridge was laid. |
