MHG2801 - Findhorn Viaduct, Tomatin

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  • RAILWAY VIADUCT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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Not to be confused with Tomatin Viaduct (NH 802 290) or Forres, Findhorn Viaduct (NJ 0207 5868), for which see NH82NW 30 and NJ05NW 102 respectively.

This viaduct was opened in 1897 by the Highland Rly. It measures 1335 ft (407m) in length and is a 9-span structure with steel trusses supported on slender masonry piers.
J R Hume 1977.

This viaduct was designed by Murdoch Paterson to carry the (Aviemore-Carr Bridge-Inverness) Direct Line of the Highland Rly across the River Findhorn; it opened on 19 July 1897, and remains in use.
M Smith 1994.



Opened to traffic 19.7.1897

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Grid reference Centred NH 8071 2882 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH82NW
Civil Parish MOY AND DALAROSSIE
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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