Carries: | Dundee–Aberdeen line |
Crosses: | Cowie Water |
Locale: | Stonehaven, Scotland |
Number Spans: | 14 |
Num Track: | 2 |
Open: | 1849 |
Glenury Viaduct is a double-track railway viaduct in Stonehaven, Scotland.[1] It is Category B listed.[2] The viaduct is situated north of Stonehaven railway station and adjacent to Mineralwell Park.
On 18 May 1848 during construction of the viaduct, an accident involving a crane resulted in a worker being killed and two others being injured.[3] [4]
The viaduct was completed in 1849 and the line was opened to Limpet Mill railway station.[5] In June 1884, work began to replace the wooden arches with a new iron deck. The contractor for the project was Blakie Brothers of Aberdeen. During the reconstruction, a single track remained operational. The work was completed in February 1885 at a cost of approximately £28,000.[6]
In the late 1970s, the viaduct was refurbished. The deteriorating iron trestles supporting the deck were enclosed in concrete and timber decking was replaced with steel.[7]