Glenesk Viaduct
Location type
Bridge
Names and dates
Glenesk Viaduct (1831-1972)
Glenesk Viaduct (2015-)
Opened on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.
Description
This viaduct is also known as the North Esk Viaduct. It is a single arch crossing the River North Esk at a high of 60 ft. The bridge dates from 1831 and currently carries a railway, formerly the Waverley Route which closed in 1969 as a through route and re-opened as the Borders Railway in 2015.
It is not far south of Sheriffhall [2nd] and immediately north of Glenesk Junction.
During the period of line closure the trackbed was converted into a footpath.
Tags
Viaduct River North Esk footpath
Nearby stations Glenesk Dalkeith Sheriffhall [2nd] Sheriffhall [1st] Eskbank and Dalkeith Eskbank Dalhousie South Esk Broomieknowe Millerhill Bonnyrigg Lasswade Shawfair Gilmerton Newtongrange [1st] | Other railway and industry locations Glenesk Viaduct Glenesk Junction Glenesk Colliery Dalkeith Shed King^s Gate Junction Telegraph Pole Works Mushet^s Ironworks Hardengreen Junction Hardengreen Yard Sheriffhall City Bypass Overbridge Eskbank Carpet Factory Victoria Viaduct Esk Valley Junction Hardengreen Viaduct Eldin Colliery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
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