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Viaducts Collection (#2)

From the iconic Newcastle Bridge to the historic Runcorn-Widnes Bridge, they have stood as remarkable engineering marvels throughout history

Background imageViaducts Collection: Roman Bridge in Scotland

Roman Bridge in Scotland
The fine Roman bridge over the River Minnoch, near Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imageViaducts Collection: Foyer Falls / Pennants

Foyer Falls / Pennants
A view of people crossing the bridge over the upper fall of Fyers or Foyers, Scotland

Background imageViaducts Collection: Entrance to Menai Bridge

Entrance to Menai Bridge
The entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826

Background imageViaducts Collection: Weston Park, design No. 1 for footbridge, 1874

Weston Park, design No. 1 for footbridge, 1874
By Robert Marnock. Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library:s (20) 48 S

Background imageViaducts Collection: Starucca Vale and Viaduct Pennsylvania

Starucca Vale and Viaduct Pennsylvania
Railway train from the N.Y. & Erie R.R. (New York and Erie Railroad) crossing Starucca Viaduct over Starucca Creek in Starucca Vale, Pennsylvania, America Date: ca. 1860

Background imageViaducts Collection: Corwen Bridge

Corwen Bridge
The bridge over the River Dee at Corwen, Denbighshire, North Wales. Date: late 18th century

Background imageViaducts Collection: Llanidloes Bridge

Llanidloes Bridge
The old bridge over the River Severn at Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, north Wales. Date: 1960s

Background imageViaducts Collection: Runcorn Bridge, Construc

Runcorn Bridge, Construc
The building of Runcorn Transporter Bridge

Background imageViaducts Collection: Newcastle Bridge / High

Newcastle Bridge / High
The High Level Bridge, Newcastle, England, designed by Robert Stephenson

Background imageViaducts Collection: N Express on Forth Brg

N Express on Forth Brg
The North Express thunders over the Forth Bridge on its way to Aberdeen

Background imageViaducts Collection: The Ouse Valley Viaduct, Sussex, England

The Ouse Valley Viaduct, Sussex, England

Background imageViaducts Collection: Sri Lanka, Ella, Train on Nine Arches bridge

Sri Lanka, Ella, Train on Nine Arches bridge

Background imageViaducts Collection: Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuad... No creator Rope bridge over the Chambo River

Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuad... No creator Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuador
1920083 Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuad... No creator Rope bridge over the Chambo River at Penipe, Ecuador

Background imageViaducts Collection: Over London by Rail From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872

Over London by Rail From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
538753 Over London by Rail From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Back view of typical 19th century London artisan terrace houses with washhouses

Background imageViaducts Collection: Glenfinnan railway viaduct, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Glenfinnan railway viaduct, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Glenfinnan viaduct, railway viaduct for the West Highland Line, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Background imageViaducts Collection: Glenfinnan viaduct, railway viaduct for the West Highland Line, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire

Glenfinnan viaduct, railway viaduct for the West Highland Line, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Background imageViaducts Collection: Jacobite steam train crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands

Jacobite steam train crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK

Background imageViaducts Collection: Ouse valley viaduct (Balcombe viaduct), West Sussex, England, UK

Ouse valley viaduct (Balcombe viaduct), West Sussex, England, UK

Background imageViaducts Collection: UK, England, North Yorkshire, Ribblehead Viaduct and Ingleborough mountain, one of

UK, England, North Yorkshire, Ribblehead Viaduct and Ingleborough mountain, one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks

Background imageViaducts Collection: The sun rises on the Vasco da Gama Bridge that spans the Tagus River in Parque das NaA'A§A'Aµes

The sun rises on the Vasco da Gama Bridge that spans the Tagus River in Parque das NaA'A§A'Aµes Lisbon Portugal Europe

Background imageViaducts Collection: Plan of the Thames Embankment, 1862. Creator: John Dower

Plan of the Thames Embankment, 1862. Creator: John Dower
Plan of the Thames Embankment, 1862. 'The commissioners...recommend that an embanked roadway of about two miles should be formed between Westminster-bridge and Battersea Park

Background imageViaducts Collection: Electric railway on Santa Maria Viaduct near Chamonix

Electric railway on Santa Maria Viaduct near Chamonix
3787562 Electric railway on Santa Maria Viaduct near Chamonix; (add.info.: Electric railway on Santa Maria Viaduct near Chamonix)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Randalstown, Co Antrim, Ireland, Disused 19Th Century Railway Viaduct

Randalstown, Co Antrim, Ireland, Disused 19Th Century Railway Viaduct

Background imageViaducts Collection: View towards Knaresborough viaduct, that opened in 1851, and carries the Harrogate railway line

View towards Knaresborough viaduct, that opened in 1851, and carries the Harrogate railway line over the River Nidd, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Background imageViaducts Collection: The red train of Canton Uri during autumn, Canton of Uri, Switzerland

The red train of Canton Uri during autumn, Canton of Uri, Switzerland

Background imageViaducts Collection: Low angle view of Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK

Low angle view of Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK

Background imageViaducts Collection: UK, England, Manchester, View of Deansgate, Railwaybridge and viaduct over the Bridgewater

UK, England, Manchester, View of Deansgate, Railwaybridge and viaduct over the Bridgewater Canal

Background imageViaducts Collection: Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, View of Pfaffenthal train viaduct and Kirchberg plateau

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, View of Pfaffenthal train viaduct and Kirchberg plateau

Background imageViaducts Collection: Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Petrusse Park and Viaduct

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Petrusse Park and Viaduct

Background imageViaducts Collection: Wiesener Viaduct surrounded by snowy mountains and woods. Engadine. Canton of Graubunden

Wiesener Viaduct surrounded by snowy mountains and woods. Engadine. Canton of Graubunden. Switzerland. Europe

Background imageViaducts Collection: The red train on the Wiesener Viadukt surrounded by snowy mountains

The red train on the Wiesener Viadukt surrounded by snowy mountains. Engadine. Canton of Graubunden. Switzerland. Europe

Background imageViaducts Collection: Steam train transits on Wiesen Viaduct, Davos Wiesen, Albula Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland

Steam train transits on Wiesen Viaduct, Davos Wiesen, Albula Valley, Graubünden, Switzerland

Background imageViaducts Collection: The Viaduct Bridge on an icy winter day, Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK

The Viaduct Bridge on an icy winter day, Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK

Background imageViaducts Collection: DIBBINSDALE BRIDGE

DIBBINSDALE BRIDGE
Dibbinsdale Bridge, Bromborough, Cheshire, England, is allegedly haunted by a white lady'. The site of the death of a young nun who had unrequited love for a monk Date: 1960s

Background imageViaducts Collection: SWING BRIDGE, somewhere in America : a sailboat waits for it to swing open

SWING BRIDGE, somewhere in America : a sailboat waits for it to swing open, a car waits for it to close again. Date: 1908

Background imageViaducts Collection: The viaduct of the Arlbergbahn near Dalaas, Austria, Historic

The viaduct of the Arlbergbahn near Dalaas, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, arch bridges, arched bridge, black, black-and-white, black-white, bridge, bridges, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, historic

Background imageViaducts Collection: Bhore Ghaut, Great India Peninsular Railway, Bombay (w / c on paper)

Bhore Ghaut, Great India Peninsular Railway, Bombay (w / c on paper)
5889218 Bhore Ghaut, Great India Peninsular Railway, Bombay (w/c on paper) by British School, (19th century); 34.3x69.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Ms Gallery, London

Background imageViaducts Collection: Blackwall tunnel: shaft and workmen during the construction of the tunnel

Blackwall tunnel: shaft and workmen during the construction of the tunnel
1787939 Blackwall tunnel: shaft and workmen during the construction of the tunnel, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageViaducts Collection: Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (hand coloured engraving)

Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (hand coloured engraving)
1199841 Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (hand coloured engraving) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Folkestone Viaduct (engraving)

Folkestone Viaduct (engraving)
730547 Folkestone Viaduct (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Folkestone Viaduct)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Viaducts in Canada (engraving)

Viaducts in Canada (engraving)
2771833 Viaducts in Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viaducts in Canada)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Express Train on the new line between Sydney and Bendigo, showing the old Zig-zag Viaducts

Express Train on the new line between Sydney and Bendigo, showing the old Zig-zag Viaducts... (colour litho)
2794602 Express Train on the new line between Sydney and Bendigo, showing the old Zig-zag Viaducts... (colour litho) by English School

Background imageViaducts Collection: Fall of a Viaduct on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (engraving)

Fall of a Viaduct on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (engraving)
1620560 Fall of a Viaduct on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Train crossing the Ravenna Viaduct of the Hollental Railway in the Ravenna Gorge

Train crossing the Ravenna Viaduct of the Hollental Railway in the Ravenna Gorge
942773 Train crossing the Ravenna Viaduct of the Hollental Railway in the Ravenna Gorge, Black Forest, 1890-1900 (chromolitho) by German Photographer

Background imageViaducts Collection: The South Eastern Railway (engraving)

The South Eastern Railway (engraving)
603292 The South Eastern Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated London News (published on 4 May 1844)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway (engraving)

Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway (engraving)
729660 Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated London News (published on 13 June 1846)

Background imageViaducts Collection: Blackwall Tunnel: two men stand in the air lock, 1894 (b / w photo)

Blackwall Tunnel: two men stand in the air lock, 1894 (b / w photo)
1787938 Blackwall Tunnel: two men stand in the air lock, 1894 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageViaducts Collection: Blackwall Tunnel: inspection of the subaqueous portion by dignitaries, 1895 (b / w photo)

Blackwall Tunnel: inspection of the subaqueous portion by dignitaries, 1895 (b / w photo)
1787936 Blackwall Tunnel: inspection of the subaqueous portion by dignitaries, 1895 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives




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From the iconic Newcastle Bridge to the historic Runcorn-Widnes Bridge, they have stood as remarkable engineering marvels throughout history. Take a step back in time with the Newport Bridge of 1906, a testament to architectural ingenuity. The elegant Hammersmith Bridge showcases both beauty and functionality, while the Dale and viaduct from Monsal Head in Derbyshire offers breathtaking views of nature's splendor. Traveling further north, witness the grandeur of the Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle-Carlisle railway line in North Yorkshire. Its imposing structure commands attention and serves as a symbol of human achievement. Across waters lies Scotland's Forth Bridge Construct, an engineering masterpiece that has captivated hearts for over a century. Venturing westward brings us to Connel Ferry Bridge, connecting communities with its graceful arches. In Colorado's Royal Gorge, prepare to be awestruck by one of America's highest suspension bridges – an architectural feat suspended high above stunning natural scenery. Picture No. 10899522 captures another gem – Barton Swing Bridge – showcasing its unique mechanism that allows it to swing open for passing boats along Manchester Ship Canal. Finally, we return full circle to Newcastle/Swing Bridge - a true blend of tradition and innovation - where old meets new seamlessly amidst bustling city life. Viaducts stand not only as physical connections but also as testaments to human creativity and determination; they bridge gaps between cities and cultures while leaving lasting impressions on all who encounter them.