Lunds Viaduct
Lunds Viaduct | |
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| Coordinates | 54°20′03″N 2°19′15″W / 54.3342°N 2.3207°W |
| OS grid reference | SD792393 |
| Carries | Settle–Carlisle line |
| Crosses | South Lunds Sike |
| Locale | High Abbotside, North Yorkshire, England |
| Named for | Lunds hamlet |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 5 chains (330 ft; 100 m) |
| Width | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Height | 63 feet (19 m) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Architect | John Sydney Crossley |
| Constructed by | Benton & Woodiwiss |
| Construction start | 2 April 1874 |
| Construction end | July 1875 |
| Opened | August 1875 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Lunds Viaduct | |
Lunds Viaduct is a five-arch railway bridge in North Yorkshire, England. The viaduct was built for the Midland Railway and carries the Settle to Carlisle railway line over South Lunds Sike, being named after the fell and hamlet of Lunds, just to the east. Work started on the viaduct in April 1874, and it was completed by July 1875, with the line opening for traffic in August 1875. Initial workings over the line were on a single track, but this had been doubled by October 1875. Just to the north of the viaduct was the point of the collision of the Hawes Junction rail crash.