Digswell Viaduct

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Digswell Viaduct is a prominent 19th-century railway viaduct in Hertfordshire, England, known for its long brick arches carrying trains high above the River Mimram and surrounding countryside.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brick viaduct
railway viaduct
alsoKnownAs Welwyn Viaduct
architect Sir William Cubitt
surface form: William Cubitt
builtFor Great Northern Railway
carries passenger trains
railway line
centuryOfConstruction 19th century
constructionMethod masonry arch construction
constructionStart 1848
country England
crosses River Mimram
culturalSignificance local landmark in Hertfordshire
designedFor double-track railway
hasTraffic diesel trains
electric trains
height about 30 metres
heritageDesignationDate 1971
heritageStatus Grade II* listed building
length about 475 metres
lineOperator Great Northern
London North Eastern Railway
Thameslink
locatedIn Borough of Welwyn Hatfield
Digswell
Hertfordshire
River Mimram
surface form: River Mimram valley
maintainedBy Network Rail
material brick
near Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn North railway station
notableFor elevated views over River Mimram valley
long series of brick arches
numberOfArches 40
opened 1850
owner Network Rail
partOf East Coast Main Line
passesOver countryside
fields
roads
railwayGauge standard gauge
railwayLine London–York
surface form: London–York route
railwayUsage commuter services
high-speed intercity services
region East of England
structureType multi-span arch bridge
style Victorian railway engineering
visibleFrom A1(M) motorway

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East Coast Main Line notableStructure Digswell Viaduct
River Mimram hasBridge Digswell Viaduct
this entity surface form: Digswell Viaduct (crosses valley of River Mimram)