Huddersfield Railway Viaduct

The Huddersfield Railway Viaduct, built between 1845 and 1847, is a significant structure that may have been constructed by contractor Thomas Nicholson, who also worked on the Stanedge Tunnel. The viaduct features rock-faced stone with smoother imposts and parapet coping, supported by tapering piers. It consists of eighteen round arches extending from the north to Bradford Road, with every third arch partially blocked by a smaller concentric arch. From Bradford Road to John William Street, there are twenty-six segmental arches, including a flat iron span at John William Street. The arches that carry principal roads are enhanced with rusticated ashlar voussoirs and buttresses at critical points. The viaduct measures 663 yards in length. During construction, errors in calculating gradients necessitated raising the viaduct to a higher level, which delayed the opening of the railway line until August 3, 1847.