Urr Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Urr Viaduct (1859-1965)Opened on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway.
Description
The original single track timber viaduct was replaced with a girder bridge in 1886. The replacement was built to allow a second track and the line was doubled in 1894.
The famous railway photographer Derek Cross took his first railway photograph here.
The girders were removed shortly after closure.
The original bridge was perhaps slightly downstream of the second.
Also known as Barsoles Viaduct, but officially Urr Viaduct.
Tags
ViaductAliases
Barsoles ViaductExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Dalbeattie Buittle Southwick Castle Douglas Castle Douglas (St Andrew Street) Kirkgunzeon Bridge of Dee Killywhan Crossmichael Lochanhead Tarff Parton Kirkcudbright New Galloway Newtonairds | Barsole^s Siding Dalbeattie Creamery Craignair Quarries Dalbeattie Quay Maidenholm Sidings Kirkgunzeon Lane Viaduct Southwick Ammunition Factory Southwick Factory Siding Southwick Quarry Castle Douglas Shed Lane Bridge Kippford Quarries Tourist/other Threave Garden Drumcoltran Tower Orchardton Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Port Road: Dumfries to Stranraer, Portpatrick, Kirkcudbright and Whithorn |
