Alston Arches Viaduct
Alston Arches Viaduct, also known as Haltwhistle Viaduct, is a former railway bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, north-east England.Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Haltwhistle Viaduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haltwhistle railway station and Church of the Holy Cross.
Haltwhistle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, Public domain.
Haltwhistle is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 22 miles 66 chains east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. Haltwhistle railway station is situated 1,700 feet west of Alston Arches Viaduct.
Church of the Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Cross is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Alston Arches Viaduct.
Bellister Castle
Castle
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bellister Castle is a National Trust owned castellated 19th-century mansion house attached to the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. Bellister Castle is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Alston Arches Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plenmeller and Rowfoot.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107.
Rowfoot
Hamlet
Rowfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Featherstone, in Northumberland, England. It was historically served by Featherstone Park railway station. Rowfoot is situated 2½ miles southwest of Alston Arches Viaduct.
Coanwood
Hamlet
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coanwood is a village in Northumberland, England, and is part of the Parish of Haltwhistle. It is about four miles to the south-west of Haltwhistle, on the South Tyne. Coanwood is situated 3½ miles southwest of Alston Arches Viaduct.
Alston Arches Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.96639° or 54° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.45536° or 2° 27′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6VXG8V+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1108603611OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q26449693
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In Other Languages
“Alston Arches Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Alston Arches Viaduct”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haltwistle Post Office and Eden’s Lawn.
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