Dent Head Viaduct
Dent Head Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the Settle–Carlisle line in Dentdale, Cumbria, England. It is the second major viaduct on the line northwards after Ribblehead Viaduct, and is just north of Blea Moor Tunnel at milepost 251, and to the south of Arten Gill Viaduct.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Dent Head viaduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arten Gill Viaduct and Stonehouse Bridge.
Arten Gill Viaduct
Bridge
Arten Gill Viaduct is an eleven-arch railway bridge in Dentdale, Cumbria, England. The viaduct carries the Settle to Carlisle railway line over Artengill Beck. Arten Gill Viaduct is situated 1 mile north of Dent Head Viaduct.
Stonehouse Bridge
Bridge
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonehouse Bridge is situated 1 mile northwest of Dent Head Viaduct.
Blea Moor Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Eamon Curry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blea Moor Tunnel is a 1+1⁄2-mile railway tunnel located between Ribblehead Viaduct and Dent railway station in England. It is the longest tunnel on the Settle-Carlisle Line, being almost twice as long as the second longest tunnel, Rise Hill Tunnel. Blea Moor Tunnel is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Dent Head Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stone House and Cowgill.
Stone House
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head.
Cowgill
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowgill is a village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and is located 9 miles south east of Sedbergh. Cowgill is situated 2 miles northwest of Dent Head Viaduct.
Garsdale Head
Hamlet
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garsdale Head is a hamlet mainly within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority of Cumbria, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet is now on the border with North Yorkshire. Garsdale Head is situated 4½ miles north of Dent Head Viaduct.
Dent Head Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Dent, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.25493° or 54° 15′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.34257° or 2° 20′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6V7M34+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 996617773OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q108940340
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