Looking upto Victoria Viaduct
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Looking upto Victoria Viaduct
Image: © Chris Heaton Taken: 18 May 2023
A slightly misty scene looking down the River Wear towards the Victoria Viaduct. Completed in 1836 on a design based on the Alcantara Bridge in Spain, as part of the Durham Junction Railway. The Beeching axe fell in 1964, when passenger services ceased. 1991 saw the last freight crossing the viaduct, and it has been mothballed ever since. Grade II Listed.
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Image Location
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54.884772
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-1.502723