Two stone arches of the Yarm Viaduct
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Two stone arches of the Yarm Viaduct
Image: © Pauline E Taken: 16 Jun 2011
Two stone arches carry the viaduct over the River Tees. The other arches are built from brick. The building of Yarm viaduct took place over 4 years and the building materials were hauled into position by teams of horses and a pulley system. Cost: £44,500 Length: 760 yards long Arches : 43, two of which carry the railway over the River Tees Height of arches: 65ft high Amount of stone used: 139,000 cubic feet Number of bricks used: over seven and a half million Designers: Thomas Grainger and John Bourne of Edinburgh Official opening: May 1852 Note the inscription in the middle of the two arches.
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Image Location
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54.512306
Longitude
-1.357123