Spey Viaduct [Newtonmore]
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Spey Viaduct [Newtonmore] (1863-)Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Where: HighlandOpened on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
Description
This is a single track girder viaduct south of Newtonmore station which crosses the River Spey. It has two sections and a central pier. Also known as Newtonmore Viaduct.
The viaduct was originally a timber single track bridge.
It was rebuilt in 1885, manufactured by Head, Wrightson and Co Ltd. It was to carry two tracks, but only the northbound line was laid and only those girders remain. (Two tracks appear in a photograph of 1903).
Tags
Viaduct River SpeyAliases
Newtonmore ViaductExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
12/03/2020
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