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Victorian railway viaduct works almost finished
The viaduct, which has 43 arches, remains an important route for ... more than seven and a half million bricks went into the building of the viaduct. Wooden sleepers and piles were used to build ...
Where are the world’s most beautiful railway bridges? Engineering marvels become big tourist hits
Another masonry marvel is northern England’s Whalley Viaduct, built to carry the Blackburn to Clitheroe railway line across the River Calder Valley. Unveiled in 1850, it was made with six million ...