Mossdale Viaduct
Mossdale Viaduct | |
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Mossdale Railway Viaduct | |
| Coordinates | 54°19′18″N 2°16′04″W / 54.3217°N 2.2678°W |
| OS grid reference | SD826918 |
| Crosses | Mossdale Gill |
| Locale | Hawes civil parish, North Yorkshire, England |
| Official name | Bridge 12 |
| Other name(s) | Moss Dale Gill Viaduct Moss Dale Head Viaduct |
| Named for | Mossdale Gill |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 78 yards (71 m) |
| Height | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Construction start | June 1876 |
| Construction end | February 1878 |
| Opened | 1 October 1878 (official) |
| Closed | March 1959 |
| Location | |
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Mossdale Viaduct is a disused railway bridge in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Midland Railway in 1878 as part of their Hawes branch line, later becoming part of the Wensleydale Railway between Garsdale and Northallerton. The viaduct straddles Mossdale Gill, a tributary of the River Ure, from which it is named, and the view of the gill as it tumbles over the falls at the foot of the viaduct was one of the notable scenes on the line. Services along this section of the line ceased in 1959.