Dalguise Viaduct
The Dalguise Viaduct is a lattice girder viaduct in Dalguise, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1] It carries the Highland Main Line railway across the River Tay. Built in 1863, it was designed by Joseph Mitchell, for the then-new Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.[2] A Category A listed structure,[2] it stands about 0.44 miles (0.71 km) north of the now-disused Dalguise railway station.
Dalguise Viaduct | |
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.jpg.webp) Main span of the viaduct from the western side of the River Tay | |
| Coordinates | 56.61260°N 3.6390851°W |
| Carries | Highland Main Line railway |
| Crosses | River Tay |
| Locale | Dalguise, Perth and Kinross |
| Other name(s) | River Tay Viaduct |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lattice girder |
| Material | Iron |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Location | |
Location of Dalguise Viaduct in Perth and Kinross
The viaduct is in two parts; the southern one being 210 feet (64 m), the northern 141 feet (43 m). The ironwork was supplied by Sir William Fairbairn & Sons, of Manchester.
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