The North Water Viaduct is a disused

railway viaduct A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide va ...

located north of Montrose, Scotland. It was built by the

Montrose and Bervie Railway The Montrose and Bervie Railway was a Scottish railway. When the Aberdeen Railway opened in 1850, the coastal settlements north of Montrose were not linked in, and local interests promoted a branch line from Montrose to Bervie. They found i ...

and crosses the River North Esk. It has eleven spans. It is located adjacent to the older

Lower North Water Bridge The Lower North Water Bridge is a road bridge north of Montrose, Scotland. It carries the A92 over the River North Esk. It is situated on the border between Angus and Aberdeenshire. It is adjacent to the North Water Viaduct which previously carri ...

which carries the A92 road. The railway opened in 1865. It closed to passenger services in 1951 and to freight in 1966. In 1986,

British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...

applied for permission to demolish the viaduct, but was refused. In 1996, it was announced that a grant from Historic Scotland would be available for refurbishing the viaduct. The viaduct now forms part of the National Cycle Network. It is

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Viaducts in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire Category B listed buildings in Angus, Scotland