2007

NY7063 : Alston Arches Viaduct

taken 19 years ago, near to Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

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Alston Arches Viaduct
Alston Arches Viaduct
The viaduct carried the Haltwhistle - Alston railway over the River South Tyne until 1976; nowadays it only supports a footpath. Note the emergency lifeline installation - presumably considered more effective than the traditional ring.

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Category: Viaduct
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River South Tyne [52] · Alston Arches Viaduct [49] · River South Tyne at Haltwhistle [26] Title Clusters: · Alston Arches Viaduct [6] ·
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NY7063, 296 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 October, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 October, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 708 636 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.0023N 2:27.4008W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 708 636
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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