Altwhir Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Altwhir Viaduct (1856-1875)Opened on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.
Description
This was a 120 ft single track tressle viaduct crossing over boggy ground and the Altquhur Burn. It was located between Drymen Viaduct and Gartness station. Also known as Altquhur Viaduct. The viaduct was replaced with an embankment and culvert by the North British Railway around 1875.
The high embankment remains today.
Tags
ViaductAliases
Altquhur Viaduct
| Nearby stations Gartness Drymen Killearn Balfron Dumgoyne Caldarvan Duntreath Halt Blanefield Buchlyvie Strathblane Jamestown Balloch [1st] Balloch Balloch Pier Alexandria | Drymen Viaduct Gartness Viaduct Gartness Junction Drumquharn Tile Works Blackburn Siding Killearn Shed Tourist/other Dalnair House Gartness Castle Killearn House Killearn Hospital Buchanan Monument Cattermuir Crossing Buchanan Castle Kilmaronock House Mavie Mill Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos) |
