Ferryhill Railway Viaduct
The Ferryhill Railway Viaduct is a railway bridge crossing the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. Construction started in 1848 and opened to railway traffic in 1850 to service the Ferryhill railway station.Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, carries the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line across River Dee
- Also known as: “Ferryhill Railway Viaduct, Aberdeen”, “River Dee Railway Bridge”, and “River Dee Viaduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duthie Park and Aberdeen railway station.
Duthie Park
Park
Photo: PMJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duthie Park is a public park in the Ferryhill area of Aberdeen, Scotland located near the River Dee. It comprises 44 acres of land given to the council in 1881 by Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston, in memory of her uncle and of her brother. Duthie Park is situated 1,200 feet west of Ferryhill Railway Viaduct.
Aberdeen railway station
Railway station
Photo: King Bilbo I, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberdeen railway station is the main railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Aberdeen railway station is situated 1 mile north of Ferryhill Railway Viaduct.
Wellington Suspension Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wellington Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the River Dee from Ferryhill to Craiglug in Aberdeen, north east Scotland. Designed by Captain Samuel Brown and the Aberdeen City Architect John Smith, it was opened to pedestrians in November 1830 and to traffic in May 1831. Wellington Suspension Bridge is situated 1,800 feet north of Ferryhill Railway Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferryhill and Tullos.
Ferryhill
Suburb
Photo: Ragazzi00, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ferryhill is a district in Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland, United Kingdom. Duthie Park is located in the area.
Tullos
Quarter
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullos is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. The area takes its name from the Vale of Tullos, which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic ‘Tulach’ meaning a hill.
Torry
Suburb
Torry is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, lying on the south bank of the River Dee. It was historically part of the county of Kincardineshire and was absorbed into the city of Aberdeen in 1891.
Ferryhill Railway Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.13075° or 57° 7′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.09667° or 2° 5′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C9V4WJ3+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 570531401OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q77776680
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