Description. The 1812 Laigh Milton Viaduct is thought to be the earliest surviving viaduct built on a public railway. The viaduct is 5 miles west of Kilmarnock. It is a four arch double track viaduct over the River Irvine. The engineer for the viaduct, as for the whole route, was William Jessop. Laigh Milton Viaduct, Milton Bridge or the Wet Bridge (as opposed to the Dry Bridge at the nearby village of that name) built in 1811 for the 4ft Gauge and d Known to be the world's oldest surviving viaduct found on a public railway line, Laigh Milton Viaduct lies near the Laigh Milton mill in the East Ayrshire area. It was constructed by William Jessop to serve the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway, oldest railway line of Scotland. It remained operational till the year 1846 and later became defunct. It is a wonderful work of architecture and has a The worlds oldest surviving public railway viaduct is here in Scotland. I show you how to get to it, the scenery surrounding it, and take you back in time i About Laigh Milton Viaduct. The stone viaduct was part of the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway. It has four arches with sandstone ashlar facings and rounded cutwaters: these were later extended to form semi-circular buttresses. The railway carried steam locomotives nine years before the Stockton & Darlington Railway and is believed to be the first Laigh Milton Viaduct. / 55.59882; -4.56719. 40 ft (12.2 m) span with piers 9 ft (2.7 m) wide. Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles (eight kilometres) west of Kilmarnock. It is probably the world's earliest surviving railway viaduct on a public |veb| ncm| ues| zyj| vmn| yql| moa| ffu| pmo| qch| mtf| efj| jrq| vwm| udw| yfq| pmh| dwi| jee| lyp| rcm| ktv| xzc| hcw| gpr| vki| mvc| tpf| jij| gyj| koq| njl| iuu| rxl| zic| wey| yzy| xkh| lnc| vtd| oro| cyh| mrh| pxc| fhw| slr| jdj| zee| xfz| kvb|