Shin Railway Viaduct

Shin Railway Viaduct
Bridges crossing the Kyle of Sutherland
Coordinates57°55′26″N 4°24′04″W / 57.924022°N 4.401109°W / 57.924022; -4.401109
CarriesFar North Line
CrossesKyle of Sutherland
Characteristics
Longest span230 feet (70 m)
History
DesignerJoseph Mitchell and Murdoch Paterson
Construction end1868
Listed Building – Category A
Official name
Shin Viaduct Over Kyle of Sutherland
Designated17 March 1971
Reference no.LB279
Location
Interactive map of Shin Railway Viaduct

The Shin Railway Viaduct (also known as the Invershin Viaduct or Oykel Viaduct) is a railway viaduct that crosses the Kyle of Sutherland.The viaduct carries the Far North Line between Inverness and Wick and Thurso.[1] Invershin railway station is at the north-eastern end of the viaduct, while Culrain railway station is a short distance to the south.

History

It was built for the Sutherland Railway by engineers Joseph Mitchell and Murdoch Paterson.[2]

The railway opened to traffic on 13 April 1868.[3]

Design

It crosses the river with a single 230 feet (70 m) span, 20 feet (6.1 m) longer than that used at the Dalguise Viaduct by Mitchell four years earlier.[1] The deck which carries the track sits on top of rather than between the truss girders.[1] There are two semicircular stone arches in the approach viaduct to the south, and three to the north.[2]

A footbridge was added to the northern side of the viaduct in 2000. This is now part of National Cycle Network Route 1.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Paxton, Roland; Shipway, J. (2007). Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland: Highlands and islands. Thomas Telford for the Institution of Civil Engineers. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7277-3488-4.
  2. 1 2 Hume, John R. (1977). The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland: The Highlands and Islands. Macmillan of Canada. p. 312.
  3. ↑ "Shin Railway Viaduct | Place | Trove Scot". trove.scot. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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