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Dutton Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Coast Main Line where it crosses the River Weaver and the Weaver Navigation between the villages of Dutton and Acton Bridge in Cheshire, England (), near Dutton Horse Bridge. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II * listed building. It was built during 1836 and was completed on 9 December of that year. It was the longest viaduct on the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) and is an early example of a major railway viaduct. Its cost was £54,440 (£}} as of ). The engineers were Joseph Locke and George Stephenson.〔 The contractor was William Mackenzie. It was the first project for which Thomas Brassey submitted a tender but Mackenzie's estimate was £5,000 lower. It is built in red sandstone and has 20 arches. The base of the viaduct pillars are splayed to give greater stability and of stone was used in its construction. The first GJR trains to carry passengers across the viaduct were run on 4 July 1837.〔 Steel masts were added in the 1960s for electrification.〔 The viaduct is high and long. ==See also== *Grade II * listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester *Listed buildings in Acton Bridge *Listed buildings in Dutton, Cheshire 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dutton Viaduct」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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