Английская Википедия:Ballindalloch Railway Bridge

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The Ballindalloch Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge on the crossing the River Spey at Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland. Built in 1863 as a part of the Strathspey Railway, it was in use until the line was closed in 1968. It is now designated as a Category A listed building, and carries pedestrians and cyclists over the river as a part of the Speyside Way.

Description

The Ballindalloch Railway Bridge crosses the Spey at Ballindaloch, linking the parishes of Inveravon in Banffshire and Knockando in Moray.[1] It is a wrought iron lattice girder bridge, with a single-span of Шаблон:Convert,[2] supported by rubble abutments, and with plate girder spans at either end giving an overall length of around Шаблон:Convert.[3]

History

The Ballindalloch Railway Bridge was constructed in 1863 for the Strathspey Railway.[4] It was designed by Alexander Gibb,[2] an engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway,[5] and the ironwork was fabricated by G. MacFarlane of Dundee.[2] The Strathspey Railway was absorbed into the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1866,[6] and the bridge was in regular use on the line, carrying passengers and large volumes of whisky from the nearby distilleries,[3] until it was closed to regular passenger traffic in 1965, and closed completely in 1968.[7] The bridge was designated a Category A listed building in 1987, and was a scheduled monument until 2006.[3] It is open to pedestrians and cyclists, forming a part of the Speyside Way.[3]

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