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The viaduct is the longest structure on the Settle–Carlisle Railway which has two taller viaducts, Smardale Viaduct at 131 feet (40 m) near Crosby Garrett, and Arten Gill at 117 feet (36 m). Ribblehead railway station is less than half a mile to the south and to the north is Blea Moor Tunnel , the longest on the line, near the foot of Whernside .
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
Ribblehead-here is the Ribblehead Viaduct (originally named Batty Moss Viaduct) 440 yd (396 m), with 24 piers Blea Moor here is Blea Moor signal box and loop. Blea Moor signalbox is the remotest signal box in England [53] Blea Moor Tunnel 2629 yd (2366 m) long; here are the Dent Head & Arten Gill viaducts. Dent (4.5 miles outside the village of ...
Longwood Viaduct: near Kingswear, Devon: Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. Now demolished. Loughor railway viaduct: Near Loughor, Swansea, Wales: 2013: Carries West Wales Line across the River Loughor estuary. Rebuilt in 2013: Lower Lydbrook Viaduct: Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire: 1872: Iron girder: Carried Severn and Wye Railway over the ...
Some industrial structures have become landmarks in their own right. The Ribblehead Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle railway across the Ribble Valley in North Yorkshire. It was built by the Midland Railway to a design by John Sydney Crossley, opening in 1876. Faced with limestone and with almost semicircular red brick arches, it is 440 ...
The Architecture the Railways Built is a British factual documentary series presented by the historian Tim Dunn, first broadcast in the United Kingdom from 28 April 2020 on Yesterday. Each episode explores railway sites across the UK and Europe, including historical, abandoned, modern and future elements.
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 .
The station, situated 52 miles 17 chains (84 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the area of Ribblehead in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The station is located at the southern end of the Ribblehead Viaduct, which spans a length of 400 metres (1,300 ft) over Batty Moss.