About Findhorn Viaduct (Forres)

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The Findhorn Viaduct is a railway bridge near Forres in Moray, Scotland. Built for the Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway between 1856-8 by Joseph Mitchell, with ironwork by William Fairbairn & Sons of Manchester, the viaduct carries the railway line over the River Findhorn approximately 1.7 km west of the town of Forres.

The bridge comprises three box spans of wrought iron, each 150 feet long, at a height of approximately 18 feet above the river. With side spans bridged by arched girders at each end of the viaduct, the total length of the structure is 608.5 feet. It features piers of channeled masonry and ashlar pylons, and bears a cast iron plaque dated 1858.

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Greshop Road, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, IV36 2GW

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