Where is Durham Viaduct?

Durham Viaduct is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7773°, -1.5849°.

Historic bridges · North East England

Durham Viaduct

Durham Viaduct in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Durham Viaduct is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Durham Viaduct is a railway viaduct in the City of Durham in north-eastern England. It carries the East Coast Main Line railway immediately south of Durham railway station.

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Background

History

The viaduct was built between 1854 and 1857 for the North Eastern Railway (NER). It was designed by Thomas Elliot Harrison, the NER's chief engineer and built by Richard Cail, a local contractor who was responsible for multiple works in the north-east. The viaduct was originally part of a branch line, the Durham to Bishop Auckland Line, but the main line was diverted over it when two new lines were opened—to Gateshead to the north, in 1868, and from Durham to Tursdale Junction and Darlington to the south in 1872. The route is now part of the East Coast Main Line. The viaduct is a Grade II* listed building, first designated on 19 February 1970. This status grants it legal protection.

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