Description

Circa 1865-70, Crofthead and Kilmarnock Extension Railway. 4-arch viaduct over Stewarton Road and Glazert Burn. Squared, coursed, bull-faced sandstone; droved sandstone ashlar to arch soffits. 2 band courses; saddle-coped parapet. Skew-arched spans.

Statement of Interest

The skew-arch allows a bridge to be built at an angle to whatever it is crossing, and also has greater strength than an ordinary arch. It was built as part of the Crofthead and Kilmarnock Extension Railway, which opened in 1871. The plan in the National Archives is dated 1865, but seems to have narrower spans, so the design may have been altered.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77781369

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)