Merrygill Viaduct is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1999. Viaduct.
Merrygill Viaduct
- WRENN ID
- idle-pavement-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1999
- Type
- Viaduct
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Merrygill Viaduct is a railway viaduct built in 1861 for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, designed by engineer Sir Thomas Bouch and constructed by contractors Chambers and Hilton. The viaduct is made of rock-faced limestone rubble and features nine spans, measuring 110 meters in length and reaching heights of up to 24 meters. It has a cornice and tall parapets. The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway opened in 1863 and became part of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This railway later merged with the North Eastern Railway in the same year. Initially a single track, the line was doubled in 1889. The viaduct was closed in 1965, and while many large metal viaducts were demolished, the four masonry viaducts, including Merrygill, remain.
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