SCRCA structure 236800: Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct (aka Settle / Whitefriars / Giggleswick Road) (PROW B6480 road)

SCRCA Location Introduction

Church Viaduct (Bridge SAC/9) is 88 yards / 80.5 metres long, 45 feet / 13.7 metres high and has six arches. It was built in 1871 to carry the Settle & Carlisle Railway across the 'New Road' (aka Church Street and the B6480), the garden of Whitefriars (a large residential property) and an ancient footpath linking Kirkgate in Settle town centre with the 'New Road' and Settle Bridge (which carries the road over the River Ribble).

The southernmost five arches are set at right-angles to the bridge deck and they each have a span of 30 feet. The sixth arch has a wider span (37ft 8in) and it is slightly skewed (to respect the alignment of the 'New Road'). The pier between the skew-arch and the other five arches is a 'king pier' (i.e. it is significantly thicker & stronger than the other four piers).

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: North-east elevation view (aerial perspective)

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Bridge (Viaduct)
Location Variant
Span - Arch (multiple)
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Railway ops
Shown on a land plan?
Yes 
Construction / installation period
2: MR construction phase (1869 to 31st Dec 1876)
Distance from London St.Pancras
236 miles and 60 chains
Position relative to running lines
Below
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Conservation Area Only
Geographic Location
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Context views

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Context view from the East (aerial perspective 1)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Context view from the East (aerial perspective 1)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Context view from the East (aerial perspective 1)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Context view from the East (aerial perspective 1)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Context view from the south-east

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Context view from the south-east

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Rail-level view from the south

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Rail-level view from the south

Elevation views

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the north west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the north west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the north west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the north west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the north west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the north west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the south

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the south east

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the south east

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the south east

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the west

Church Viaduct - B6480: Elevation view from the west

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: East elevation view

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: East elevation view

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: North-east elevation view (aerial perspective)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: North-east elevation view (aerial perspective)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: West elevation view (1)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: West elevation view (1)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: West elevation view (2)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: West elevation view (2)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: East elevation view (aerial perspective)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: East elevation view (aerial perspective)

Bridge SAC/9 (Church Viaduct), elevation view from the southeast.

Bridge SAC/9 (Church Viaduct), elevation view from the southeast.

January 1875

Church Viaduct (Settle) and adjacent whitewashed navvy huts.

Church Viaduct (Settle) and adjacent whitewashed navvy huts.

Detail views

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Northwest wing wall

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct: Northwest wing wall

Cab-views

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct - B6480 (PROW - road)

Bridge SAC/9 - Church Viaduct - B6480 (PROW - road)

Associated Locations

None.

Further Reading (Snippets)

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- SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236800
 

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