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Harringworth or Welland Viaduct

Both names are in current use. The OS maps it as Welland Viaduct, but Network Rail refer to it as Harringworth Viaduct, which has probably been the official railway name since it was built.

It was constructed in 1878 for the Midland Railway's new route between Nottingham and Kettering, designed to relieve the heavy traffic on the main line through Leicester. It provided a route for express trains between London and Nottingham as well as more capacity for coal traffic between the Midlands and the capital.

Built of brick, it consists of 82 arches, grouped in blocks of 9. It is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in the British Isles, with a length of 1166 metres. The maximum height is 18 metres, and a feature is the relative uniformity of height due to the wide flat valley floor. It is Listed Grade II
by Alan Murray-Rust

Created: Wed, 20 Apr 2016, Updated: Wed, 20 Apr 2016


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SP9197 : Harringworth Viaduct by John Sutton
SP9098 : The road to Harringworth, Seaton by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : B672 near Seaton by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : Welland Viaduct, Northamptonshire by Christine Johnstone
SP9197 : The River Welland and the Welland Viaduct by David Purchase
SP8994 : The start of things by Bob Harvey
SP9197 : Bench mark, Harringworth Viaduct by Alan Murray-Rust
SP8898 : Towards Harringworth Viaduct by John Sutton
SP9197 : Welland Viaduct, Rutland by Christine Johnstone
SP9197 : Road junction near Harringworth by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : Through the arches by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : Welland Viaduct, Northamptonshire by Christine Johnstone
SP9197 : Harringworth Church and Viaduct from afar by John Sutton
SP9197 : Harringworth Viaduct from afar by John Sutton
SP9198 : Gothic arches by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : Underneath the arches by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9297 : Towards Harringworth by John Sutton
SP9197 : Any road vehicle striking this bridge . . . by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9098 : Across the Welland Valley from Seaton by John Sutton
SP9197 : Harringworth Viaduct by John Sutton
SP9198 : Guardian of the viaduct by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : Harringworth Viaduct by John Sutton
SP9197 : Harringworth Viaduct by Alan Murray-Rust
SP9197 : Horses and Harringworth Viaduct by John Sutton
SP9197 : Just about half . . . by Alan Murray-Rust

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