Earn Viaduct [Forgandenny]

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Earn Viaduct [Forgandenny] (1848-)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Opened on the Scottish Central Railway.

Description

This double track girder viaduct crosses the River Earn. The viaduct has two portions. There are four bowstring girders to the east which rest on large columnar piers, with circular shaped bracing. This portion is similar to Sandilands Viaduct, except only one 'circle' high, whereas Sandilands was four. To the west are 12 regular girders resting on stone piers and, between the two portions, one on a slant. The west portion crosses the floodplain alongside the river.

Tags

Viaduct River Earn

Aliases

Strathearn Viaduct Aberdalgie Viaduct
04/05/2023



Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

An Illustrated History of Tayside's Railways

Bradshaw's Guides Scotlands Railways West Coast - Carlisle to Inverness: 5

Scottish Central Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History)