Bridge Name: | Cullen Viaduct |
Carries: | Great North of Scotland Railway (formerly) |
Crosses: | Burn of Cullen A98 |
Locale: | Cullen, Moray, Scotland |
Material: | Stone |
Traffic: | no |
Toll: | no |
Coordinates: | 57.6921°N -2.8303°W |
The Cullen Viaduct is a former single-track railway viaduct at the Moray Firth in Cullen, Moray, Scotland.[1] Containing eight arches,[2] it formerly carried the Great North of Scotland Railway line between Portsoy in Aberdeenshire and Elgin in Moray. Crossing the Burn of Cullen[3] [4] and the A98, it was built as a result of a refusal by Seafield Estate, to the south, to have the line encroach on its land.[5]
Work on the viaduct was completed in 1886,[6] under the guidance of engineer P. M. Barnett; it is now a Grade B listed structure.
The line closed in 1968, and the viaduct is now used as a recreational path, part of the Moray Firth Trail and the Sustrans national cycle path.
Three other structures are located further to the east: a single span connecting North Deskford Street to the main road, a four-arch viaduct spanning North Castle Street[7] and a four-arch bridge at the foot of Seafield Street (part of the A98), under which vehicles and pedestrians pass.