Lambley Viaduct
OS Map: 87Grid Reference: NY674584
On the disused Haltwistle-Alston branch line crossing the Valley of the River South Tyne between Lambley and Coanwood. Now forming part of the South Tyne Trail.
The viaduct was designed by one of the great names of railway engineering in the North East, Sir George Barclay-Bruce. It stands to a height of 110ft above the River South Tyne, and has nine 58ft span arches and seven 20ft spans. On 17 November 1852 this last link in the Haltwistle-Alston branch line was opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company. Sir George was only 31 years of age when the viaduct was opened.
Status: Listed Grade II*
Owner: North Pennines Heritage Trust
Work carried out: Consolidation and repair by Laings Construction Ltd under contract from BR Property Board prior to handing-over ownership to NPHT on 3 September 1996.
Work to be carried out: Interpretative panels.