Ribblehead Viaduct: An Engineering Feat

Ribblehead Viaduct is named after the origin of the River Ribble in the nearby mountains. It's on the remote Settle-Carlisle Railroad. The original railroad had been built to connect London with Scotland. Due to the mountainous terrain of Ribblesdale, many viaducts and tunnels were built.

Ribblehead Viaduct was opened in 1875, taking 5 years to build. It has 24 arches, and is 100 feet high and 1300 feet long. The 1500 workers and their families, lived in construction camps alongside the work area. In addition to the quarries, brick works, and railyard, there were a post office, stores, schools, a library, chapels, a small hospital, and temperance hall, When a job was completed, they would move to the next site.Leggi altro