Английская Википедия: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 and 1858 by Joseph Mitchell, with ironwork by William Fairbairn & Sons of Manchester,[1] the viaduct carries the railway line over the River Findhorn[2] approximately Шаблон:Convert west of the town of Forres.[1]
The bridge comprises three box spans of wrought iron, each Шаблон:Convert long, at a height of approximately Шаблон:Convert above the river.[3] With side spans bridged by arched girders at each end of the viaduct, the total length of the structure is Шаблон:Convert.[4] It features piers of channeled masonry and ashlar pylons,[1] and bears a cast iron plaque dated 1858.[3]
The Findhorn Viaduct was designated a Category A listed building in 1989.[3]
The viaduct shares its name with another railway bridge crossing the same river, the Findhorn Viaduct near Tomatin, some Шаблон:Convert south-east of Inverness.[5][6]
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