Bridges On The Wear

CROXDALE RAILWAY VIADUCT

Built by the North Eastern Railway as part of the new main line to Durham from Tursdale Junction from where the old main line continued north via Leamside. It crosses the Wear east to west before the railway again turns north and it stands high above the river with farmland on the west bank.

The engineer was Thomas Harrison and the bridge is 75 feet in height, 230 yards in length and the arches have a span of 60 feet. The piers are built of stone. The viaduct remains part of the East Coast Main Line.




 Croxdale Railway Viaduct Facts


Constructed - 1872
Type - arch, brick 11 arches. stone piers.
Position: - Croxdale, County Durham.
Grid Ref: NZ 263 377


 Croxdale Railway viaduct





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