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Glenfinnan Viaduct
The Jacobite steam train crossing the viaduct in 2022
Coordinates56°52′35″N 5°25′55″W / 56.876285°N 5.431914°W / 56.876285; -5.431914
CarriesWest Highland Line
CrossesRiver Finnan
OwnerNetwork Rail
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete
Total length381 metres
Height30 metres
Longest span50 feet (15 m)
No. of spans21
History
Engineering design bySimpson & Wilson
Constructed byRobert McAlpine & Sons
Construction start1897
Construction endOctober 1898
Opened1 April 1901
Location
Map

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish Highlands, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.

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