Queen's Bridge
Location type
BridgeName 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: BCelebrating 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. |
Chronology Dates
| / /1874 | Belfast Central Railway Opened to goods and minerals from Central Junction [Belfast] (also known as Ulster Junction with the Ulster Railway) to East Bridge Junction (branch to Queen's Bridge on the west bank of the River Laggan) and Ballymacarrett Junction (Belfast and County Down Railway) and Abercorn Basin. |
| / /1876 | Belfast Central Railway Opened to goods and minerals from Queen's Bridge to Donegall Quay Junction (Belfast Harbour Commissioners Railway) opened, reaching the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway via the BHC tracks. East Bridge Street was crossed on the level. |
