Blackwater Viaduct

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Blackwater Viaduct (1870-)

Opened on the Dingwall and Skye Railway.

Description

This is a single track three girder viaduct at the south east end of Loch Garve between Garve station and Raven Rock Summit.

The viaduct passes over the Black Water which drains the east end of Loch Garve , the river continuing south east to meet the Rogie Burn before meeting the River Conon.

Tags

Viaduct


Books


Highland Railway: People and Places - From the Inverness and Nairn Railway to Scotrail

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Skye Railway v. 5

Insider Rail Guide: Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh (The Insider Rail Guide)

OS Explorer Map (428) Kyle of Lochalsh, Plockton and Applecross (OS Explorer Active Map)

Rails to Kyle of Lochalsh: Story of the Dingwall and Skye Railway Including the Strathpeffer Branch (Oakwood Library of Railway History)

The Dingwall & Skye Railway: A Pictorial Record of the Line to Kyle of Lochalsh

The Highland Railway

The Highland Railway : The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol 2

The Kyle Line: An Illustrated History and Guide

The Kyle of Lochalsh and Far North Lines

The Kyle of Lochalsh Line: Great Railway Journeys Through Time