Newbattle Viaduct, Midlothian
a sturdy 23-arch masonry viaduct built for the Edinburgh & Hawick Railway that today carries the Borders Railway over the South Esk between Eskbank and Newtongrange Stations. Whereas formerly there were up and down lines, the present Railway is single-track so runs down the middle.
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The Sun Inn,
Lothian Bridge,
Newbattle,
Dalkeith
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Constructor by engineer John Miller
Built with brick arch rings in Miller's characteristic style, replacing a timber structure of the Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway a little downstream that was known as the Dalhousie Viaduct. To avoid confusion the structure between them that carries the A7 is known as the Lothian Bridge.
The team who built the Borders Railway paid tribute to the condition of the Viaduct, which required relatively little work to bring it back into use. The last arch at the south end is a skew arch to accommodate the A7 public road, which runs parallel to the viaduct before cutting underneath it. The viaduct is nearly straight, but with a slight curve at the northern end where it crosses the river. On the far side is a caravan park.
best viewed from The Sun Inn across the A7
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- The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland: I-Z. A. Fullarton. 1842.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Lothianbridge, Newbattle Viaduct (Category B) (LB14544)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Newbattle Viaduct". forgottenrelics.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- "RAIL SERVICES MAKE HISTORIC BORDERS RETURN". www.bordersrailway.co.uk. Borders Railway Project. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- "Victorian viaduct". The Scotsman. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- Reports from Commissioners: Fourteen Volumes. 1848.
- Google (24 September 2014). "Newbattle Viaduct" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
a cabride on the Borders Railway can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/132948397