the viaduct #2 by mickuk50

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jan 10, 2008

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good morning to you all :o) weather is awful again just for a change and i can`nt give any more information about the viaduct other than what i put yesterday. some information for you : the whole viaduct was completed in just over 4 years starting in 1848 and finishing in 1852 when at that time there were no cranes or diggers just horses and a pulley system . it cost £44,500 to build and is 760 yards long .the viaduct has 43 arches ,2 of them you see in my pic today spanning the river tees .they are 65 ft high and spans of 67 ft and took 139,000 cubic ft of stone .there is over 7.5 million bricks in this stucture .the viaduct was designed by thomas grainger and john bourne of edinburgh .some of the information came from internet sources and some from books . have a good day and thanks for your comments and support :o) mick

Comments (34)

frankie96

9:55PM | Thu, 10 January 2008

This really gives a perspective on the total size..amazing what engineering marvels came out of earlier times..

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auntietk

9:15AM | Fri, 11 January 2008

Wow. What a fascinating and beautiful thing to see! I could probably look at photos of this viaduct all day. It's a gorgeous bit of architecture, and your photographs are awesome!

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