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Ribblehead Viaduct is the longest and the third tallest structure on the Settle–Carlisle line. The viaduct was designed by John Sydney Crossley, chief engineer of the Midland Railway, who was responsible for the design and construction of all major structures along the line. The viaduct was necessitated by the challenging terrain of the route.
The Settle–Carlisle line (also known as the Settle and Carlisle (S&C)) is a 73-mile-long (117 km) main railway line in northern England. The route, which crosses the remote, scenic regions of the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines, runs between Settle Junction, on the Leeds–Morecambe line, and Carlisle, near the English-Scottish borders.
Ribblehead is the area of moorland at the head of the River Ribble in the area known as Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. Ribblehead is most notable for Ribblehead railway station and Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle railway .
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Ingleton Viaduct is a Grade II listed structure in the village. [41] Six miles to the north east on Batty Moss is the Ribblehead Viaduct, a Grade II* listed structure on the Settle and Carlisle Line, and on the land underneath and around it, the scheduled remains of the construction camp and navvy settlements. [42]
Arthington Viaduct a.k.a. Wharfedale Viaduct: Arthington, West Yorkshire: 460 m (1,510 ft) 1849: Stone arch: II: 21 arches. Crosses the Wharfe valley. Carries the Leeds to Harrogate line. Also known as Castley Viaduct: Avonbank Viaduct: Whitecross, Falkirk: 105 m (344 ft) 1847: Stone arch: Cat B: Also known as Birkhill Viaduct.
More than 150,000 spectators attended Oct. 12, 1922, dedication of bridge between downtown Akron and North Hill.
Crossing Date Coordinates Heritage status Locality Notes Image Ribblehead Viaduct: 1875 II* Ribblehead: Settle–Carlisle line Crosses head of valley, not strictly the river itself