Railway viaducts

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Last update 5 October 2026

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Name Notes Length ELR Start mileage End mileage Spans/ arches
Quakers Bridge see Skewen
Quaker's Yard grade Ⅱ* listed 143m CAM 17m 57ch 17m 64ch 6
Quaker's Yard No 1 117m VON 15m 74ch 16m 00ch
Quaker's Yard No 2 QYZ 0m 14ch
Quarry Lane demolished 1970 ≈146m Mansfield East Curve 0m 22ch
Quay built 1848; brick; grade Ⅱ listed 142m SDP2 84m 77ch 85m 04ch 11
Queen Æthelflæd see Runcorn Bridge
Queen Alexandra Bridge opened 1909; closed 1921; originally joint road and rail; length/spans exclude approaches; grade Ⅱ listed 283m ALB ≈1m 14ch ≈1m 29ch 4
Queen Ethelfleda see Runcorn Bridge
Queens also called Campbell's; crosses River Irvine ≈110m AYR4 28m 40ch 28m 46ch 6
Queens Bridge replaced by Kingsferry SEJ2 ≈47m 27ch 12
Queens Passage BTH1 2m 55ch 2m 63ch 26
Queenstown Road BML1 2m 52ch 2m 61ch 25
Queenstown Road RDG1 2m 52ch 2m 61ch 25
Queenstown Road VTB1 1m 33ch 3
Quick Fit Arches built 1848 ECM7 0m 17ch 34?
Radcliffe see Bury
Radcliffe [original] crosses River Trent; built 1859, replaced 1910; 32 wood spans and 1 cast iron span ≈386m NOG1 123m 53ch 123m 71ch 33
Radcliffe [replacement] crosses River Trent; built 1910; 30 brick arches and 1 cast iron span; also called Rectory Junction; 3 brick arches and 1 cast iron span at north/west end grade Ⅱ listed ≈386m NOG1 123m 53ch 123m 71ch 29
Radnor FFH2 71m 62ch 71m 63ch 3
Radwell [fast lines] crosses River Ouse; steel/brick 119m SPC2 54m 77ch 55m 03ch 4
Radwell [slow lines] crosses River Ouse; brick 119m SPC2 54m 77ch 55m 03ch 4
Raikes see Rakes
Rainbow crosses River Don; steel ≈91m PED5 19m 26ch 5
Rainham also called Rainham Creek 529m TRL3 23.541km 24.070km 23
Rainham Creek see Rainham
Rainham Creek crosses River Ingrebourne TLL 12m 42ch 2
Rakes also called Raikes ≈66m BBB 22m 22ch 22m 25ch 4
Ramsgate 97m VIR 79m 02ch 4
Randall Road BML1 0m 77ch 1m 04ch 16
Randall Road RDG1 0m 77ch 1m 04ch 16
Randolph Street rebuilt 1958; part of Caledonian Road to Kentish Town Arches; steel BOK1 4m 70ch
Rannoch built 1894; steel 208m WHL 64m 55ch 64m 64ch 9
Rastrick built 1840; stone arches 103m MVN2 34m 13ch 34m 18ch 7
Rathgar Road LOC 3m 39ch 3m 51ch 19
Ratho see 36 Arch
Rattery brick and stone; grade Ⅱ listed 62m MLN1 227m 35ch 227m 39ch 6
Ravenglass 66m CBC1 58m 10ch 58m 14ch 4
Ravenscroft HBE 3m 26ch 3m 32ch 9
Raymouth Road XTD 3m 17ch 83
Rayners Avenue see Sir Philip Rose's
Reading main lines only; combined structure length of individual viaducts and build up at each end 1,710m MLN1 36m 24ch 37m 29ch
Reading Central built 2014 ≈349m MLN1 36m 49ch 36m 66ch 14
Reading Festival Line built 2014 MLN1 ≈36m 40ch 36m 55ch 6
Reading Western built 2014 ≈423m MLN1 36m 77ch 37m 18ch 17
Rectory Junction see Radcliffe
Red Bridge also called Taff 44m CAM 4m 64ch 5
Redbridge crosses River Tweed; stone 85m ETC SBO 34m 79ch 34m 72ch 35m 03ch ≈34m 76ch 5
Redbrook 92m WYE 11m 33ch
Red Burn see Castlecary
Redcliffe BHB 118m 33ch 8?
Redcraig 62m ANN 48m 70ch 6
Redcross CSW 1m 37ch 1m 41ch 6
Red Cross XTD 1m 31ch 6
Reddish also called Reddish Vale or Tame; built 1875; brick arches; crosses River Tame; grade Ⅱ listed TTA2 43m 05ch 43m 18ch 16
Reddish Vale see Reddish
Red Drove ECM1 66m 32ch 5
Redgategill DNT
Redruth grade Ⅱ listed 174m MLN4 309m 79ch 310m 08ch 8
Reedham Swing Bridge built 1905; crosses River Yare; wrought iron NOL 13m 02ch 13m 07ch 7
Relief Line see Albert Road
Relieving Arches removed LTN1 2m 25ch 7
Relly Mill built 1897; crosses River Browney ECM5 65m 17ch 65m 23ch 5
Rendlesham 189m HDB 10m 33ch 10m 43ch 14
Rhondda crosses Rhondda River 102m THT 13m 10ch 7
Rhondda 175m AVN 0m 22ch
Rhy BEV 0m 22ch
Rhydyfelin crosses River Tagg CRY 9m 23ch
Rhymney see Maesycwmmer
Ribble main lines; crosses River Ribble; stone ≈223m CGJ5 21m 21ch 21m 33ch 5
Ribble goods lines; crosses River Ribble; steel ≈223m CGJ5 21m 21ch 21m 33ch 5
Ribble crosses River Ribble; 2 stone arches and 3 steel spans ≈116m LHJ 5
Ribble also called Sheriff Brow; brick 60m SAC 239m 50ch 239m 53ch 3
Ribble brick 48m SAC 240m 51ch 240m 53ch 5
Ribblehead also called Batty Moss or Blea Moor; grade Ⅱ* listed; brick 406m SAC 247m 50ch 247m 70ch 24
Riddings built 1864; crosses Liddel Water and England/Scotland boundary; stone; category A listed and grade Ⅱ* listed ≈153m RLB ≈0m 23ch ≈0m 31ch 9
Riddlesdown ≈149m SCU1 14m 59ch 8
Ridgeway Road LOC 3m 51ch 3m 68ch 43
Ridley Hall also called South Tyne; crosses River South Tyne; built 1907 replacing 1838 original on same piers ≈137m NEC2 31m 45ch 31m 50ch 5
Ringwell built 1861; replaced by embankment 1933 112m FAL1 304m 04ch 6
Risca 80m NMP 5m 69ch 5m 74ch
Risping Cleugh built 1891; demolished 23 December 1991; crosses stream; concrete faced with brick 144m LDS 4m 33ch 4m 40ch 8
River Aire iron; sold 2007 256m BOO 5m 34ch 23
River Aire built 1840 ≈94m NOC 18m 11ch 18m 17ch 3
River Aire Northern Approach Arches brick SMJ2 1m 39ch 8
River Aire Southern Approach Arches built 1901; brick SMJ2 1m 48ch 8
River Aire 60m TJC3 222m 27ch
River Amman track removed from up side; concrete LLA 9m 79ch 2
River Anker [down side] brick LEC2 96m 36ch 96m 38ch 3
River Anker [up side] LEC2 96m 36ch 96m 38ch
River Annan see Annan
River Arrow SJT1 45m 28ch
River Arun steel TBH2 19m 36ch 5
River Avon see Brent Mill [down side] and Brent Mill [up side]
River Avon 60m AAM 2m 07ch 2m 10ch 3?
River Avon 76m BAG2 73m 57ch 73m 61ch 5
River Avon built 1884 80m BML2 104m 03ch 5
River Avon was FNS2 22m 70ch 67m BRL 0m 33ch 0m 36ch 3
River Avon also called Sea Mills; three steel spans and one brick arch 80m CNX 6m 04ch 6m 08ch 4
River Avon three steel and two concrete decks with cast iron columns 66m DCL 107m 15ch 107m 18ch 5
River Avon brick/concrete ≈80m LEC2 84m 05ch 84m 09ch 8
River Avon brick 196m LSC2 1m 13ch 1m 23ch 9
River Avon built 1841; brick; grade Ⅱ listed 66m MLN1 90m 77ch 91m 00ch 5
River Avon [main lines] original stone structure 99m MLN1 117m 22ch 117m 27ch 3
River Avon [down side relief lines] later steel girders structure beside original 129m MLN1 117m 21ch 117m 27ch 3
River Avon [up side relief lines] later steel girders structure beside original; track removed 129m MLN1 117m 21ch 117m 27ch 3
River Avon OWW 107m 00ch 107m 04ch 2
River Avon under construction for HS2; main line ≈76m HS2 ≈139.771km ≈139.847km
River Ayr built 1850 110m AYR6 40m 31ch 40m 36ch 4
River Beult A XTD 43m 12ch 6
River Beult B XTD 43m 60ch 5
River Blythe steel DBP3 32m 22ch 32m 26ch 6?
River Blythe brick ≈80m ESK 99m 64ch 6
River Blythe under construction for HS2; main line ≈475m HS2 ≈154.287km ≈154.435km
River Brain LTN1 38m 31ch 4
River Brent also called Brent 112m ANL 5m 58ch 5m 64ch 7
River Brue EBU 19m 47ch
River Caerfanell BND 6m 79ch
River Calder iron 80m GRD 0m 71ch 0m 75ch 5
River Calder stone; grade Ⅱ listed MVN2 29m 76ch 3
River Calder stone MVN2 31m 16ch 31m 20ch 4
River Calder brick MVN2 48m 50ch 3
River Cale BAE2 110m 13ch 110m 13ch
River Carron see Carronhill
River Can brick LTN1 29m 25ch 29m 30ch
River Chelmer brick LTN1 30m 25ch 3
River Cherwell see Millstream No 2
River Clyde HST 0m 61ch 0m 67ch 7
River Clyde stone RCB 0m 53ch 5
River Clyst all steel spans crossing estuary 104m EMT 4m 79ch 5m 04ch 5
River Cole brick; crosses River Cole 50m SAS 0m 11ch 0m 13ch 4
River Cole East under construction for HS2; Birmingham spur up line ≈136m HS2 ≈162.187km ≈162.323km
River Cole West under construction for HS2; Birmingham spur down line ≈106m HS2 ≈162.129km ≈162.235km
River Colne [MVL3] see Colne
River Colne [NAJ2] see Colne
River Conwy iron 101m LJT1 13m 05ch 13m 10ch 6
River Coquet also called Coquet ECM7 29m 72ch 30m 01ch 9
River Dart ≈53m MLN1 222m 48ch 222m 50ch 6
River Dee steel beam CNH3 180m 50ch 3
River Dee 7 steel spans, 5 brick arches ECN5 240m 08ch 240m 22ch 12
River Derwent iron NEC1 4m 07ch 5
River Derwent see Hartleys
River Devon ≈95m NOB1 17m 51ch 17m 59ch 13
River Don also called Don; rebuilt 1880; iron ANI1 15m 57ch 15m 62ch 5
River Don steel DOW 2m 69ch 2m 78ch 6
River Don steel HJB 0m 20ch 4
River Dove steel DBP1 7m 76ch 7m 79ch 6
River Earn BQB 6m 51ch 6m 55ch
River Earn BQB 19m 40ch 19m 44ch
River Ely also called Treforest; cannot fully identify 163m
River Esk also called Carr End or Limber Hill; steel MBW2 26m 59ch 5
River Eye steel centre span built 1911 on 1876 brick approaches; steel/brick GSM4 106m 11ch 5
River Fynn brick ESK 77m 15ch 5
Riverford 107m LAN2 2m 65ch 2m 71ch 5
Riverford [original] 113m LAN2 ≈2m 65ch ≈2m 71ch 6
River Frome steel FUR 126m 74ch 6
River Frome concrete ≈41m WEY 160m 28ch 160m 31ch 5
River Great Ouse steel SOB2 11m 76ch 5
River Great Ouse fast lines; see Great Ouse
River Great Ouse slow lines; see Great Ouse
River Idle brick ECM1 138m 21ch 5
River Irvine crosses River Irvine and three public roads DAS1 41m 33ch 41m 55ch
River Irvine stone GSW 35m 15ch 35m 21ch 7
River Irvine MAY 1m 21ch 1m 27ch
River Itchen under construction for HS2; main line ≈88m HS2 ≈126.393km ≈126.481km
River Ithan also called River Ithon; mileage originally given as 27m 70ch-28m 09ch (identical to Pen-y-Bont tunnel) in error; brick 40m CWL2 27m 17ch 27m 19ch 3
River Ithon MLT 82m 38ch
River Ithon see River Ithan
River Kennet built 1840; brick; grade Ⅱ listed 80m MLN1 34m 77ch 35m 01ch 5
River Lea see River Lee
River Lea brick BGK 4m 29ch 4m 35ch 5
River Leam under construction for HS2; main line ≈113m HS2 ≈133.763km ≈133.876km
River Lee also called River Lea; brick ECM1 18m 57ch 5
River Leven iron lattice girders on iron columns and stone abutments FAC 29m 35ch 29m 38ch 3
River Leven see Balbirnie
River Loddon brick arches 64m MLN1 31m 43ch 31m 46ch 7
River Loddon RDG2 65m 16ch 5
River May see Forteviot
River Medlock COL 189m 22ch
River Medway brick 65m RTT 40m 43ch 40m 46ch 6
River Mersey see Mersey
River Misbourne see Chalfonts No 1
River Mole brick LEJ 18m 24ch 5
River Mole brick RSJ 29m 29ch 29m 32ch 5
River Nairn see Culloden
River Nant iron/timber OBN2 58m 33ch 58m 34ch
River Nar removed; steel HAR 95m 57ch 7
River Neath APG 0m 30ch 0m 36ch 7?
River Neath also called Neath; crosses River Neath and Tennant Canal; steel 80m SWM2 208m 42ch 208m 46ch 4
River Neath Swing Bridge originally RSB 19m 10ch-19m 17ch; grade Ⅱ listed 137m SDI1 207m 61ch 207m 67ch 6
River Nene concrete EMP 99m 48ch 99m 55ch 11
River Nene built 1933; steel EMP 100m 28ch 100m 33ch
River Nene brick 99m HNR 65m 14ch 65m 19ch 15
River Nene concrete and brick decks 81m HNR 66m 04ch 66m 09ch 8
River Nene also called Brampton; brick 63m HNR 67m 72ch 67m 77ch 5
River Nene brick arches and steel deck ≈121m NCP 0m 51ch 0m 57ch 14
River Nene iron NMH 0m 40ch
River Nene sold 1987 NMH 5m 13ch 5m 16ch
River Nene sold 1987 NMH 5m 43ch
River Nene sold 1987 NMH 6m 05ch
River Nene NMH 6m 50ch
River Oich see Fort Augustus
River Otter see Fenny Bridges
River Parrett riveted metal plates (spans 1/2), brick masonry arches (spans 4/5) span 3 unknown construction CCL 130m 30ch 130m 34ch 5
River Plym 44m MLN1 243m 13ch 5
River Rea crosses Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal 64m SAS 2m 16ch 2m 19ch 4
River Rhymney up line only 107m CPY 5m 50ch 5m 55ch
River Rhymney down line only 58m CPZ 6m 33ch 6m 36ch
River Rother also called Beighton or Rother; originally designed ≈274m long with 30 spans, centre replaced by embankment and east end called Woodhouse 80m MAC3 47m 02ch 47m 06ch 6
River Severn 133m AAM 6m 18ch 6m 24ch
River Severn CRI 2m 76ch
River Severn Bridge included within Worcester
River Skerne brick ECM5 45m 30ch 45m 33ch 5
River Skerne also called Ketton; brick ECM5 47m 24ch 47m 26ch 3
River Sowe brick ≈80m RBS1 91m 64ch 91m 68ch 7
River Spey also called Garmouth or Speymouth; built 1886; closed 1968; iron; collapsed 13 December 2025; category B listed ≈290m ELC ≈78m 14ch ≈78m 28ch 7
River Stour iron LTN1 59m 71ch 59m 75ch 6
River Taff also called Taffs Well; grade Ⅱ listed 80m CAM 7m 74ch 5
River Tame brick 79m ALC1 0m 14ch 0m 18ch 3?
River Tame iron BJW1 0m 12ch 2?
River Tame steel 81m DBP2 31m 00ch 31m 04ch 3
River Tame steel 61m DBP2 32m 38ch 32m 41ch 3
River Tame see Park Hall
River Tame also called Tame; brick HAJ 5m 19ch 5m 23ch 7
River Tame brick ≈30m PBJ 6m 55ch 6m 56ch
River Tame brick ≈20m PBJ 7m 01ch 7m 02ch
River Tame under construction for HS2; Birmingham spur ≈773m HS2 ≈165.660km ≈166.433km 36
River Tame East under construction for HS2; Leeds spur up line ≈586m HS2 ≈1.439km ≈2.025km
River Tame West under construction for HS2; main line ≈586m HS2 ≈164.537km ≈164.751km
River Tavy also called Tavy; 8 iron and 9 stone spans; built 1890; grade Ⅱ listed 454m DAC 224m 15ch 224m 38ch 17
River Tavy see Glanrhyd
River Taw BAZ 209m 02ch
River Tawe also called Ynystawe; crosses River Tawe 87m SDI2 2m 71ch 2m 75ch 4
River Tay BAF 24m 06ch 24m 11ch
River Teme 64m WAH 123m 65ch 123m 68ch 9
River Ter brick LTN1 35m 22ch 3
River Test iron RTJ2 81m 17ch 5
River Thame also called Chearsley ≈70m NAJ2 30m 75ch 30m 79ch 5
River Thames also called Cannon Street; built 1886; widened 1913; steek CBM 0m 16ch 5
River Thames steel NMS1 12m 28ch 5
River Thames steel RDG1 10m 22ch 10m 29ch 5
River Tone 69m CHD 0m 21ch 0m 25ch
River Torridge A 85m NDN 224m 41ch 224m 45ch
River Torridge B 60m NDN 224m 60ch 224m 63ch
River Torridge C 60m NDN 225m 00ch 225m 03ch
River Towy see Glanrhyd
River Towy see Glantowy
River Trent brick CLN3 29m 11ch 4
River Trent steel CLN3 29m 18ch 20
River Trent brick KSL 125m 61ch 125m 70ch 17
River Trent [down side] masonry arches ≈76m LEC2 122m 13ch 122m 17ch 5
River Trent [up side] metallic decks ≈76m LEC2 122m 13ch 122m 17ch 4
River Trent brick arches NBS 0m 39ch 4
River Trent brick arches 79m RRN2 14m 14ch 14m 18ch 5
River Trent steel part built 1942 on 1868 built brick SSJ1 120m 65ch 120m 68ch 21
River Trent brick SSJ1 124m 50ch 124m 57ch 16
River Trent Flood Arches ECM1 121m 40ch 6
River Trent [South] brick CLN3 28m 75ch 39
River Tummel BAF 23m 46ch 23m 54ch
River Usk 54m BND 6m 53ch 6m 56ch
River Usk also called Penpergwm River Bridge 84m HNL1 25m 79ch 26m 04ch 3
River Usk 73m MTA 1m 59ch 1m 63ch
River Usk Full length 198m including wider section on west river bank 161m SWM2 158m 21ch 158m 29ch 12
River Usk Bridge ROS 25m 21ch
River Waveney brick LTN1 94m 54ch 3
River Wear see Monkwearmouth Bridge
River Wey brick AJB 0m 19ch 0m 25ch 9
River Wey BML1 19m 51ch 19m 55ch 7
River Wharfe, Ulleskelf STEEL NOC 8m 36ch 7
River Wiske BRICK LEN3 49m 60ch 49m 62ch 3
River Wissey iron BGK 83m 23ch 8
River Wye MLT 80m 75ch
River Yare also called Lakenham; crosses River Yare and ETN; brick LTN1 112m 43ch 6
River Yarrow fast lines only; brick CGJ5 14m 50ch 14m 55ch 5
River Yeo 73m WCA 7
River Yeo YVT 1m 38ch
Robbery Lane crosses Robbery Bottom Lane ECM1 23m 29ch 23m 33ch 7
Rochester VIR 33m 15ch 33m 17ch 7
Rochester Street also called Winchester CBM 0m 27ch 0m 30ch 3
Roch Valley crosses River Roch; built 1860s; demolished 1972 247m FAT 18
Rockingham Street HHH 1m 31ch 1m 35ch 5
Rock Lea see Rockley Sands
Rockley see Rockley Sands
Rockley Sands also called Rockley or Rock Lea 44m BML2 116m 78ch 1
Rock Mill 69m NEW 284m 33ch 284m 36ch 3
Rolt Street XTD 4m 27ch 22
Romptickle also called Romtickle or Rumtickle; built 1844; crosses River Don MAC2 5?
Romtickle see Romptickle
Roodee up fast line; built 1848; 47 brick and 3 steel spans; crosses River Dee 620m CNH3 180m 16ch 180m 47ch 50
Roodee down fast line; built 1848; 47 brick and 3 steel spans; crosses River Dee 620m CNH3 180m 16ch 180m 47ch 50
Roodee Wrexham lines; 47 brick and 3 steel spans; crosses River Dee 620m CNH3 180m 16ch 180m 47ch 50
Roper Lane LBC 0m 23ch 0m 30ch 9
Roper Lane LBW 0m 23ch 0m 30ch 9
Roper Lane XTD 2m 12ch 2m 15ch
Rosebank see Glenmuir
Rose Burn ACL 55m 54ch 55m 50ch
Rossie constructed 1878; brick 274m ECN4 29m 53ch 29m 63ch 17
Rother see River Rother
Rotherhithe Road LBC 1m 49ch 1m 59ch 7
Rotherhithe Road LBW 1m 49ch 1m 59ch 7
Rothiemay see Deveron
Rouel Road LBC 0m 67ch 0m 69ch 6
Rouel Road LBW 0m 67ch 0m 69ch 10
Rowton House BML1 1m 34ch 1m 37ch 6
Rowton House RDG1 1m 34ch 1m 37ch 6
Roxburgh see Teviot
Roy steel WHL 87m 46ch 2
Royal Albert Bridge crosses River Tamar; grade Ⅰ listed 667m MLN2 250m 69ch 251m 23ch 19
Royal Border Bridge grade Ⅰ listed 658m ECM7 66m 41ch 66m 74ch 28
Roydon Road brick VTB1 1m 36ch 1?
Ruckley crosses River Worfe; brick 82m WSJ2 152m 08ch 152m 12ch 7
Rugby North Flyover crosses LEC2 ≈411m RBS1 83m 32ch 83m 52ch 38
Rugby South Approach brick LEC1 81m 70ch 63
Rumney River main lines only SWM2 167m 67ch 1?
Rumtickle see Romptickle
Runcorn Bridge also called Queen Ethelfleda or or Queen Æthelflæd; crosses River Mersey 837m WJL1 180m 77ch 181m 11ch 3
Runcorn North 270m WJL1 181m 11ch 181m 25ch 16
Runcorn South 520m WJL1 180m 48ch 180m 77ch 33
Running Shed see Coal Sidings
Runton brick; name is uncertain ≈74m RNW1 ≈13m 52ch ≈13m 56ch 5?
Rushworth Street HHH 1m 08ch 1m 10ch 3
Ruswarp crosses River Esk; iron ≈95m MBW3 29m 26ch 11
Ryde Pier rebuilt 1957; steel; grade Ⅱ listed 686m IOW 0m 00ch 0m 31ch 84
Rye Lane brick BTH1 3m 28ch 10
Rythers ECM3 180m 03ch 180m 28ch 25
Saddleworth also called Uppermill; built 1849; crosses Huddersfield Narrow Canal; some sources state 22 spans; grade Ⅱ listed 290m MVL3 13m 50ch 13m 64ch 23
St Austell [new] 189m MLN3 286m 60ch 286m 70ch 10
St Austell [old] replaced by St Austell [new] MLN3 286m 60ch 9
St Catherine's Meadow concrete 77m SWM2 115m 00ch 115m 04ch 7
St Davids see Bonhay Road
St Enoch HST 0m 67ch 16
St Erth crosses River Hayle 28m MLN4 320m 36ch 2
St Fagans see Tynycaeau
St Germans also called Tiddy; stone/brick; built 1908 (replaced 1855 structure); grade Ⅱ listed 298m MLN2 255m 74ch 256m 08ch 13
St Germans built 1855, replaced 1908 SGZ ≈256m 00ch
St Ives 97m SIV 325m 02ch 325m 07ch 10
St James built 1840; also called Holloway or Southgate; 17 stone arches and 2 steel spans; grade Ⅱ* listed 522m MLN1 106m 77ch 107m 20ch 19
St James Street Station platform supporting arches; brick/iron CJC 5m 52ch 29
St John's Hill BML1 4m 05ch 5
St Johns Wood crosses LEC1 and LEC1; steel 57m MCJ1 204m 38ch 5
St Julians River Bridge 137m HNL1 40m 47ch 40m 54ch 8
St Leonards brick HGL1 151m 11ch 6
St Lukes Business Units brick ≈133m HST 1m 00ch 1m 07ch 11
St Pinnock grade Ⅱ listed 185m MLN3 269m 40ch 269m 49ch 10
St Stephens see Coombe
St Thomas 501m MLN1 194m 59ch 195m 03ch 66
St Thomas 123m SWT 48m 28ch 48m 33ch
St Thomas Street LBC 0m 04ch 0m 18ch 16
St Thomas Street LBW 0m 04ch 0m 19ch 16
St Thomas Street XTD 1m 77ch 9
Salford also called Middlewood; iron DSE MVE1 30m 48ch 0m 09ch 31m 38ch 0m 71ch 138
Salkeld Street brick ≈66m HST 1m 37ch 1m 40ch 13
Saltburn opened 1872 SSK1 27m 79ch 28m 16ch 11
Salthouse 10 brick arches, 1 steel girder span and 3 very small brick arches 133m CBC1 28m 03ch 28m 10ch 14
Sams also called Stockley Western Flyover; built 2014; concrete ≈276m HLL 11m 60ch 11m 74ch 2
Sandilands crosses River Clyde DMB 3m 60ch 3m 66ch
Sandstone also called Miles Dock; brick POD 124m 07ch 124m 10ch 4
Sankey built 1830; crosses Sankey Brook; grade Ⅰ listed 137m DSE 14m 07ch 14m 16ch 9
Sankey Valley crosses Sankey Brook and St Helens Canal; built 1873; 7 arches and 1 steel girder MAJ 17m 16ch 17m 21ch 8
Sark brick WCM1 8m 55ch 8m 57ch
Sarn Pile steel 17m SBA2 59m 46ch 1
Satan's Bridge steel; named after structure number 666 SDC 6m 72ch
Saw Mill [1] NKL 16m 11ch 16m 13ch 3
Saw Mill [2] NKL 16m 14ch 16m 17ch 7
Scafell steel 40m SBA2 49m 41ch 49m 43ch 3
Scarborough Bridge rail and foot spans; built 1875 YMS 0m 16ch 0m 19ch 5
School Arches see Abbey
Scout Hill crosses River Calder; built 1867 LIV1 12
Scoop separate up and down side structures 67m NDN 201m 35ch 201m 39ch 5
Scoresby Street XTD 0m 76ch 9
Sea Mills see River Avon
Seaton crosses SEU; brick GSM1 86m 62ch 86m 65ch 8
Selby Canal concrete ECM3 172m 42ch 172m 44ch 3
Selby Dam concrete ECM3 175m 13ch 175m 20ch 8
Selby Swing Bridge iron HUL2 30m 70ch 5
Sellafield see Calder
Selly Oak metal spans to 45m 39ch, then brick arches 229m BAG1 45m 33ch 45m 45ch 13?
Settle see Church
Seven Arch see Twyford
Seven Arches see Ladybridge
Seven Arches see Lexden
Seven Arches see Oldmill Street
Severn 473m WSJ2 SHL 171m 29ch 0m 11ch 171m 53ch 0m 24ch 8?
Severn & Carno Rivers timber; also listed as 60m (possibly difference between river crossing and crossing with approaches) 322m SBA2 53m 16ch 53m 20ch 11
Severn Bridge 1,201m SAW 4m 54ch 5m 34ch
Shaftholme steel; crosses ECM2 and JCA 246m HTM 68m 41ch 68m 51ch 6
Shakespeare ATL 4m 70ch 4m 73ch 5
Shakespeare CAT 3m 51ch 3m 54ch 5
Shand Street LBC 0m 18ch
Shand Street XTD 2m 04ch 9
Shankend built 1862; category B listed 182m ETC 59m 43ch 59m 52ch 15
Sharpness No 1 87m SSN 4m 34ch 4m 38ch
Sharpness No 2 SSN 4m 46ch
Sharpness Swing Bridge 59m SAW 4m 52ch 4m 54ch
Sharnbrook [fast lines] crosses River Ouse; iron 182m SPC2 56m 16ch 56m 25ch 9
Sharnbrook [slow lines] crosses River Ouse; built 1883; iron 182m SPC2 56m 16ch 56m 25ch 9
Shay Lane brick/stone DOL1 172m 54ch 172m 60ch 9
Sheepwash stone; built 1873 PSE 144m 64ch 144m 65ch 3
Sheffield Road see Whitting Moor Road
Shenstone 101m ALC2 10m 75ch 11m 00ch 13
Shepherds Lane ATL 5m 41ch 5m 50ch 17
Shepherds Lane VIR 2m 78ch 3m 00ch 2
Sherbourne ≈79m RBS1 92m 76ch 93m 00ch 3
Sheriff Brow see Ribble
Sherrington crosses River Wylye; iron 67m SAL 121m 26ch 121m 29ch 5
Shifnal length included road bridge 224m WSJ2 154m 28ch 154m 39ch 18
Shifnal Arches down side only 82m WSJ2 154m 24ch 154m 28ch 9
Shillamill 208m DAC 215m 51ch 215m 62ch
Shin see Oykel
Shiplake early steel 210m HEN 33m 07ch 33m 17ch 11
Shochie brick HGL1 156m 00ch 156m 01ch 5
Shoreditch see Bishopsgate
Shoreham crosses River Adur; built 1892; steel 360m BLI1 6m 27ch 6m 43ch 16
Shoreham Arches brick BLI1 6m 22ch 6m 25ch 19
Shrub Hill Station OWW 120m 40ch 8
Shugborough also called Little Haywood; crosses River Trent; masonry arches 60m LEC2 127m 68ch 127m 71ch 4
Signal Box BML1 0m 53ch 0m 59ch 9
Signal Box RDG1 0m 53ch 0m 59ch 9
Silver Street Station platform supporting arches; brick HDT 7m 71ch 15
Silwood Street XTD 3m 39ch 79
Sir Frederick's also called Clarendon Park; brick RTJ2 93m 67ch 3
Sirhowy also called Blaen y Cwm; built 1864; brick/stone; grade Ⅱ listed 101m MTA 13m 41ch 9
Sir Philip Rose's also called Penn or Rayners Avenue 59m NAJ2 14m 13ch 14m 17ch 3
Six Arches crosses River Itchen ETF 74m 41ch 74m 45ch 6
Skelton Bridge see New Skelton Bridge
Skewen also called Drummau Road or Quakers Bridge or Whitegates 27m SWM2 209m 73ch 3
Skygarth crosses River Eden; iron 134m EDE 4
Slade [new] 251m MLN1 237m 57ch 237m 69ch 11
Slade [old] replaced by Slade [new] MLN1 237m 57ch 15
Slaithwaite iron 161m MVL3 21m 00ch 21m 07ch 14
Slapewath also called Waterfall; one source suggests ELR is GUH but mileage/location do not match; grade Ⅱ listed ≈105m GUB 10m 63ch 8
Slateford also called Water Of Leith; stone ECA2 98m 48ch 98m 59ch 14
Sleeches brick SCU1 41m 63ch 41m 70ch 11
Slitrig also called Lynnwood or Stobs; category B listed; built 1860; demolished 1982 ETC 54m 07ch 54m 13ch 6
Slitting Mill 5 brick arches, 1 steel/concrete span CHR 151m 28ch 6
Slochd built 1897; stone and brick; crosses Allt Slochd Mhuic; category B listed 122m HGL2 93m 69ch 93m 75ch 8
Slutchers Lane crosses CHW2 at 17m 68ch; steel CGJ2 181m 68ch
Small Dean under construction for HS2; main line ≈350m HS2 ≈52.541km ≈53.080km 7
Smardale stone; crosses DNT 222m SAC 268m 49ch 268m 60ch 12
Smardale Gill crosses Scandal Beck; stone; built 1861 168m DNT 14
Smedley brick MVN1 1m 08ch 12
Smithston brick STR1 47m 34ch 47m 36ch 3
Snow Hill DCL 129m 34ch 129m 45ch 41
Soho 46m SCL 0m 09ch 0m 12ch 8
Solway opened 1869, demolished 1935; crosses Solway Firth; 181 single piers and 12 double piers 1,774m ANB 6m 69ch 7m 77ch 193
Somerford crosses River Avon 137m SWB 90m 23ch 90m 29ch 13
Somerleyton Swing Bridge built 1945; iron; crosses River Waveney NOL 17m 62ch 17m 70ch 10
Somerton semicircular brick arches; crosses River Cary 106m CCL 125m 15ch 125m 20ch 5
Sopers Farm built 1907; brick 137m HDB 12m 36ch 12m 43ch 11
Souldern No 1 brick; built 1910 282m NAJ3 16m 32ch 16m 47ch 17
Souldern No 2 brick; built 1910 369m NAJ3 17m 05ch 17m 25ch
South Approach see also Forth Bridge ECN2 9m 47ch
South Approach see Lombard Road
South Bermondsey BTH1 2m 24ch 15
Southborough also called Colesbrook; brick; built 1845; grade Ⅱ listed TTH 31m 62ch 31m 73ch 26
South College Street Arches stone/steel/brick ECN5 240m 44ch 240m 59ch 42
South Drain brick ECM1 83m 28ch 5
South Drain built 1894; steel WEB 82m 25ch 3
Southerham Lift concrete; built 1982 KJE2 50m 64ch 5
South Esk built 1883; possibly 433m long 440m ECN4 30m 02ch 30m 24ch 16
Southgate see St James
South Lenny crosses Garbh Uisge CLB 3m 15ch 3m 17ch
South London Line FLL1 7
Southolme VTB1 1m 39ch 4
South Tottenham To Blackhorse Road Arches TAH2 6m 10ch 6m 22ch 26
South Tyne see Ridley Hall
Southwark Bridge Road HHH 1m 18ch 1m 27ch 15
Southwark Street XTD 1m 37ch 10
Sowerby Bridge stone 78m MVN2 28m 30ch 28m 34ch 4
Spon End see Coventry
Spean built 1894; steel/timber WHL 89m 46ch 89m 50ch
Spey steel ANI2 22m 60ch 22m 69ch 8
Spey crosses River Spey; steel HGL2 68m 22ch 68m 27ch 2
Speymouth see River Spey
Spicers Wharf BSF 0m 71ch 0m 79ch 18
Spicers Wharf VIR 0m 71ch 18
Spicers Wharf VTB1 0m 71ch 4?
Spices Underbridge Flood Opening see Cockmarsh Common
Sprats IRON XTD 1m 77ch 1m 79ch 5
Spread Eagle BML1 0m 48ch 0m 53ch 11
Spread Eagle RDG1 0m 48ch 0m 53ch 11
Springfield VIR 4m 14ch 4m 23ch 22
Spring Gardens 367m BUX 0m 09ch 0m 27ch 16
Spring Grove seven brick and one metal span MIK 8
Spring Road brick FEL 74m 16ch 3
Stafford's Bridge 60m MLN1 191m 45ch 191m 48ch 3
Staffordshire Moor concrete; separate down, centre and up decks LEC2 110m 59ch 2
Staithes opened 1883; closed 1958 and demolished 240m SSK2 17
Stalybridge 262m MVL3 7m 77ch 8m 09ch 21
Stambermill see Stourbridge
Stamford Bridge built 1847; grade Ⅱ* listed YMW 16
Stanford Road MCJ3 91m 38ch 91m 46ch 11
Stanningley built 1854; stone 151m LBE1 4m 32ch 4m 39ch
Stanway see Toddington
Stanway see Lexden
Stapleton 205m KIG 128m 55ch 128m 66ch
Stapleton Road [main lines] steel 45m BSW 1m 56ch 1m 58ch 3
Stapleton Road [relief lines] stone 45m BSW 1m 56ch 1m 58ch 4
Station brick BTH1 2m 48ch 11
Station Arches CGJ5 6m 46ch 15
Station Road CAT 3m 08ch 3m 16ch 10
Station Road HHH 2m 76ch 3m 02ch 6
Staverton MCJ3 9
Stechford brick 50m RBS1 109m 28ch 109m 30ch 6
Steedman Street HHH 1m 56ch 1m 71ch 18
Stephenson's ≈577m GWB ≈4m 13ch 4m 42ch
Stewarton built 1868; stone; category B listed GBK 18m 42ch 18m 52ch 10
Stewarts Lane brick ATL 7m 00ch 7m 06ch 6
Stewarts Lane VIR 1m 31ch 4
Stewarts Lane see Market
Stifford crosses Mar Dyke UPG 4m 51ch 4m 60ch 14
Stobs see Slitrig
Stockbeck crosses Stock Beck; stone 141m DJH 29m 12ch 29m 19ch 8?
Stockley East Flyover built 2014; concrete ≈150m HLL 11m 47ch 11m 55ch 1
Stockley North separate up airport line and up airport relief line viaducts; built 2014; concrete 480m HLL 11m 55ch 11m 79ch 19
Stockport grade Ⅱ* listed 542m CMP2 183m 10ch 183m 37ch 28
Stoke see Oldmill Street
Stonehouse wrought iron arch ribs in river span 82m BGL2 102m 07ch 102m 11ch 5
Stonehouse Pool [new] built 1908 98m MLN7 247m 32ch 11
Stonehouse Pool [old] replaced 1908 by new structure along side 98m MLN7 247m 32ch 6
Stoneyfield see Deans Brook
Stoney Street see Park Street South
Stores PBE 7m 46ch 7m 53ch 13
Stores PPW 5m 49ch 5m 54ch 9
Stourbridge also called Stambermill; brick/stone; crosses River Stour; built 1882; grade Ⅱ listed 173m OWW 142m 69ch 142m 77ch 10
Strangford [original] 87m GCT 135m 32ch 135m 37ch 5
Strangford [replacement] built 1947; part demolished 1965 87m GCT 135m 32ch 135m 37ch 4
Stratford 67m SWM1 102m 32ch 102m 34ch 5
Stratton iron ≈41m WEY 158m 77ch 159m 03ch 3
Stream brick arches NBS 0m 33ch 3
Streethay under construction for HS2; main line ≈271m HS2 ≈184.858km ≈185.129km
Stroan crosses Hensol Burn; built 1860; category B listed ≈76m CJD 4
Strood HDR 31m 16ch 31m 19ch 3
Strood VIR 32m 32ch 32m 73ch 60
Stroud 133m STW 105m 04ch 105m 10ch 9
Stroud also called Merrywalks or Watts 121m SWM1 102m 15ch 102m 21ch 12
Stuart Street remaining structure truncated at 10 spans; brick none✖off MVL1 on Stuart Street power station and Clayton Aniline company lines >10
Succoth built 1877; crosses Eas a' Ghaill; steel/timber OBN2 43m 54ch 5
Sudbury crosses River Dove ≈68m NSS 21m 15ch 21m 19ch 8
Sun Wharf [1] NKL 5m 15ch 5m 17ch 10
Sun Wharf [2] NKL 5m 18ch 5m 20ch 5
Surrey Canal Road XTD 4m 01ch 21
Surrey Lane Arches brick HST 1m 22ch
Sutherland Square HHH 2m 11ch 2m 14ch 4
Sutherland Street HHH 2m 08ch 2m 11ch 5
Sutton Street XTD 0m 34ch 6
Swainsley crosses River Derwent; steel; original wooden structure had 6 spans, now replaced ≈71m SPC8 134m 57ch 134m 61ch 5
Swaithe SHB 171m 56ch 171m 67ch 10
Swale see Kingsferry
Swansea Victoria 374m SWN 11m 66ch 12m 05ch
Swanside crosses Ings Beck; stone 101m DJH 24m 70ch 24m 75ch