Remains of Belah Viaduct
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Remains of Belah Viaduct
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 26 Dec 2010
Until 1963 the valley of the River Belah was crossed here by the 196 feet tall Belah Viaduct - unusually, for Britain, of a cast iron lattice design. The engineer was Thomas Bouch, who was later associated with the ill-fated Tay Bridge. It was the highest viaduct in England and carried the Penrith - Darlington railway. Sadly all that remains of this impressive feat of civil engineering are the two massive buttresses at either end.
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54.490572
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