Corby Bridge

Construction of the viaduct began in 1830 and took four years to complete; it opened on 12 August 1834. The works were carried out by the contractor, William S. Denton. The footbridge was added to the north face in 1851 Gordon Biddle, a railway historian, described the viaduct as "much larger and more imposing" than other structures on the route. It is a grade I listed building.

The bridge consists of five semi-circular arches, supported by six piers—two in the river bed and two on each bank. Each arch has a span of 89 ft, built from large blocks of stone with decorative channelling to the joints and voussoirs. A parapet extends 1.5 m above the bridge deck, below which is a deep square cornice. The structure, including the parapet, is 33 m above the summer height of the River Eden, wide enough to carry two tracks, and has a total length of 280 m The bridge is faced with red sandstone from Newbiggin Quarry near Carlisle and filled with sandstone rubble from Wetheral and Corby Beck Quarries. At the western end of the parapets is a plaque on each side, one in English…