List Of Railway Bridges And Viaducts In The United Kingdom
This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present. See also *List of bridges in the United Kingdom *List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom *List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom *List of tunnels in the United Kingdom *List of bridges in Wales *List of bridges and viaducts in Lincolnshire References {{Reflist External links Forgotten Relics-Bridges and Viaducts * Rail Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ... Railway Bridges And Viaducts ...
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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 valley, road, river, or other low-lying terrain features and obstacles. The term ''viaduct'' is derived from the Latin ''via'' meaning "road", and ''ducere'' meaning "to lead". It is a 19th-century derivation from an analogy with ancient Roman aqueducts. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early viaducts comprised a series of arches of roughly equal length. Over land The longest in antiquity may have been the Pont Serme which crossed wide marshes in southern France. At its longest point, it measured 2,679 meters with a width of 22 meters. Viaducts are commonly used in many cities that are railroad hubs, such as Chicago, Birmingham, London and Manchester. These viaducts cross the large railroad yards that are needed for freight trains there, ...
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