This is a three-arch skew masonry viaduct in Cumbria, built to carry the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway over the River Gelt near Brampton (east of Carlisle). It remains in use.
A detailed sketch made by J. W. Carmichael in 1835 shows the bridge during construction. Work was aided by an overhead travelling crane which traversed along wooden gantries built on either side of the bridge.[1].
Photo and map here.
Gelt Bridge, also known as Middle Gelt Bridge, crosses the river near the viaduct.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 'A History of the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway' by Bill Fawcett, North Eastern Railway Association, 2008, p.41