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Railway Bridge (20th Century)

Site Name Creagan, Railway Viaduct

Classification Railway Bridge (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Loch Creran; Creran Viaduct; Creagan Bridge; Creagan Viaduct

Canmore ID 23312

Site Number NM94SE 7

NGR NM 978 443

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/23312

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct, NM94SE 7, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct, NM94SE 7, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)

Creagan, Railway Viaduct, NM94SE 7, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct, NM94SE 7, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division)

Creagan Viaduct.
View from East of South arch over road.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from East of South arch over road.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct
Detail of masonry archway

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct Detail of masonry archway

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

23/5/1976

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from S-S-W.

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Creagan Viaduct. General view from S-S-W.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
View from North at deck level showing North end of riveted steel truss.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from North at deck level showing North end of riveted steel truss.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
Detail of brick lining of South arch over road.

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Creagan Viaduct. Detail of brick lining of South arch over road.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct
General View

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct General View

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

23/5/1976

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Creagan Viaduct.
View from South of deck level approaching bridge.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from South of deck level approaching bridge.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
View from North of deck level approaching bridge.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from North of deck level approaching bridge.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
View from North showing wooden track base and steel deck of North truss.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from North showing wooden track base and steel deck of North truss.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct
General View

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct General View

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

23/5/1976

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Creagan Viaduct.
General view from S-S-W.

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Creagan Viaduct. General view from S-S-W.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
General view from South-West.

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Creagan Viaduct. General view from South-West.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
View of South truss from South-West.

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Creagan Viaduct. View of South truss from South-West.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
Detail of arch and crenellation of North arch.

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Creagan Viaduct. Detail of arch and crenellation of North arch.

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1/7/1991

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Loch Creran Lismore and Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing East. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.

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Loch Creran Lismore and Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing East. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.

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Aero Pictorial

6/6/1953

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Creagan Viaduct.
General view from South-West.

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Creagan Viaduct. General view from South-West.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
Detail of riveted steel construction of South truss.

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Creagan Viaduct. Detail of riveted steel construction of South truss.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct
General View

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct General View

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

23/5/1976

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Creagan Viaduct.
View from West of South arch over road.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from West of South arch over road.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
General view from S-S-E.

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Creagan Viaduct. General view from S-S-E.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
General view from E-S-E.

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Creagan Viaduct. General view from E-S-E.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
View from North at deck level, showing walkway on East side of bridge.

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Creagan Viaduct. View from North at deck level, showing walkway on East side of bridge.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan Viaduct.
Detail from South-West of centre pier.

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Creagan Viaduct. Detail from South-West of centre pier.

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1/7/1991

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Creagan, Railway Viaduct, NM94SE 7, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Creagan, Railway Viaduct, NM94SE 7, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Creagan Viaduct.
View from East of South arch over road.

Creagan, Railway Viaduct
Detail of masonry archway

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from S-S-W.

Creagan Viaduct.
View from North at deck level showing North end of riveted steel truss.

Creagan Viaduct.
Detail of brick lining of South arch over road.

Creagan, Railway Viaduct
General View

Creagan Viaduct.
View from South of deck level approaching bridge.

Creagan Viaduct.
View from North of deck level approaching bridge.

Creagan Viaduct.
View from North showing wooden track base and steel deck of North truss.

Creagan, Railway Viaduct
General View

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from S-S-W.

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from South-West.

Creagan Viaduct.
View of South truss from South-West.

Creagan Viaduct.
Detail of arch and crenellation of North arch.

Loch Creran Lismore and Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing East. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from South-West.

Creagan Viaduct.
Detail of riveted steel construction of South truss.

Creagan, Railway Viaduct
General View

Creagan Viaduct.
View from West of South arch over road.

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from S-S-E.

Creagan Viaduct.
General view from E-S-E.

Creagan Viaduct.
View from North at deck level, showing walkway on East side of bridge.

Creagan Viaduct.
Detail from South-West of centre pier.

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Administrative Areas

Council Argyll And Bute
Parish Lismore And Appin (Argyll And Bute)
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Argyll And Bute
Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NM94SE 7 978 443

Caledonian Railway; Ballachulish branch. Opened 21 August 1903; closed to passenger traffic 28 March 1966

Opened 1903 by the Caledonian Rly. A four-span structure with steel-truss main spans and a single pointed-arch approach span on each side. The approaches are castellated and the masonry of these and of the central pier is rustic ashlar. Disused.

J R Hume 1977

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