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Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct

Coordinates: 56°15′29″N 4°42′35″W / 56.25815°N 4.70961°W / 56.25815; -4.70961
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Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct
Coordinates56°15′29″N 4°42′35″W / 56.25815°N 4.70961°W / 56.25815; -4.70961
CarriesWest Highland Line
Characteristics
MaterialWhinstone
Total length104 metres (341 ft)
Longest span11 metres (36 ft)
No. of spans8
History
Opened1894
Location
Map

The Creag-an-Arnain Viaduct is a railway viaduct that carries the West Highland Line.

History

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The viaduct opened to traffic in 1894 as part of the West Highland Line between Glasgow and Fort William.[1] It may have been designed by James Miller.[2]

Design

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The viaduct has eight arches of 11 metres (36 ft) span, for a total length of 104 metres (341 ft).[1] It has a slight curve, and crosses two unnamed burns on the western shore of Loch Lomond.[1]

It is the only conventional masonry viaduct on the West Highland line, many others being made of concrete.[3] It was built of stone arches instead of lattice girders, as many railway bridges were at the time, to avoid contemporary criticism.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Craig-an-Arden Viaduct". canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "CREAG-AN-ARNAIN RAILWAY VIADUCT LB864". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ "The Skirl Revisited, 11th - 13th June, 1993" (PDF). Pathfinder Tours. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2015.