Thomas Viaduct - Worlds Oldest Multiple Arched Stone Railroad Bridge
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2019
- Thomas Viaduct was the first Roman Arch Viaduct built on the B&0 Railroad in 1835, In 1927 & 1938 extensive mortar work was done on the span. This is the only work accomplished on the span since it was built.
From the video, modelers can get a good gimps on the construction of this span and the weathering that can be used on any stone structure.
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That's spectacular! I love arches. I bet there are bottles from the 1800s buried close to there💚💚
Could be. It's a State Park so you wouldn't be able dig up the ground.
It's pretty amazing that the world's oldest arched stone RR bridge is in America. What a beautiful bridge. Thanks for sharing! - Brad
It's amazing what good condition its in
I've walked across the viaduct many times when I was younger. Fortunately no trains ever crossed while I was on it. LOL The viaduct was heavily guarded by Union troops during the Civil War. It was also guarded by US troops during both world wars.
We all did crazy things when we were young. LOL
Thanks for sharing. That's a beautiful work of art. Filled my head with modeling possibilities!
We just visited the Starrucca Viaduct in Lanesboro, PA. Rather similar. I'd like to see this one as well (someday)!
Looks impressive. We'll have to take a look at it next time we're in Pa!
A very nice job of photographing a very-difficult-to-photograph subject. Near the monument are a pair of mileposts that look like they date to the days of the division or routes. Thanks.
Thanks Austin. Glad you noticed that!
The Sankey Viaduct in Newton-le-Willows, England was opened in 1830 and is still in use.
Thanks for the info!
I didn't realize it's still an active bridge, awesome!
Wish I could have stayed longer to see a train cross it. Maybe another day.
@@TomsTrainsandThings No problem. Maybe next time. How far is it from where you live?
It's about a 30 minute drive from my daughters house. I'll definitely head back there before we go back to Florida.
Thanks for giving a nice little history on this historic structure!
Your welcome. Glad you liked it.
Good morning Tom: Great views of the Thomas Viaduct. Very impressive structure and I'm delighted it still remains. From the Google Map photos, it has double track and looks like it operational today. I notice it's close to the Baltimore Airport yet a tranquil setting. Dolly and I hope to see another famous arch viaduct just northwest of Scranton while visiting Steamtown -- Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. Thanks for the very informative and scenic travelogues, Tom. Much appreciated. See you in Scranton!! - Dean from Minnesota
Thanks Dean. That looks like a good place to visit. See you soon.
Thanks Tom. I am a big fan of the B&O.
Your welcome Richard.
Thats awesome man!!!!! What a great day!
Thanks John. See you soon
thanks for the video and the history lessson
Your welcome Chuck.
That was really cool. Thank you for sharing a piece of history with us. Papadan
Glad you liked it
Hats off to ya 🎩🎩Very Nice C&OGuy
Glad you liked it.
very nice footage of the bridge! I am planning on my lower level the Thebes River bridge over the Mississippi River that is on the Chester Sub in N scale it will be 8 ft long,. Thomas Viaduct is very cool.
Thanks Will. I'd like to see it when you're finished with it.
😎Like & a lot of RR history • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃
Thanks Gary
Wow it beats Ribblehead viaduct by 34 years...
This Viaduct is actually the oldest one in the United States and the one I know of in Pennsylvania is Starrucca Viaduct 1848. It is located in Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania.
I'm going to be up that way in a couple of weeks. I'll have to check it out. Thanks Terry.
Close. The B&O Built the Carrollton Viaduct first to get the first tracks laid to Ellicott City. The Thomas Viaduct was built later when they added the line to DC. My high school bus took us right under your first view as we headed home. Just upstream from your first site is Lawyer's Hill Road. If you take that up hill, you have a great view of the top of the viaduct. And that white obelisk? A hotel and train station used to stand there.
thomas-viaduct-relay-maryland.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-viaduct-hotel-train-station-in-relay_2423.html
Sorry Tom it may be the oldest one in North America but not the world. the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It was built in 1725-26 by stonemason Ralph Wood, funded by a conglomeration of coal-owners known as the "Grand Allies"
Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Kilmarnock. It is probably the world's earliest surviving railway viaduct on a public railway,and the earliest known survivor of a type of multi-span railway structure subsequently adopted universally.
The viaduct was restored in 1995-96[3] and is a Category A listed structure since 1982.[4] It bridges the River Irvine which forms the boundary between East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire.
It was built for the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, opened in 1812; the line was a horse drawn plateway (although locomotive traction was tried later). The first viaduct was closed in 1846 when the railway line was realigned to ease the sharp curve for locomotive operation, and a wooden bridge was built a little to the south to carry the realigned route. This was in turn replaced by a third structure further south again, which carries trains at the present day. The other multi arch of note is the oldest concrete structure at Glenfinnan built 1897-1901 in Scotland as seen on Harry Potter.
Neil
Very impressive, but when was the last time it saw rail service over it!
@@TomsTrainsandThings Just looked this up - 1846 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laigh_Milton_Viaduct. Do like your video - reminds me of my trip to the Luxulyan Valley in England. Very similar rugged granite stone. So impressive close up! But Neil is right, you cannot claim a world record in the title of your video without that being true!!
Not sure will have to look into that. Check out this list commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Railway_bridges_(-_1918) Neil
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@Neil Rogers
Only going by the content from the Wiki listed in the description.
CSX uses Thomas Viaduct daily. I is on the Baltimore -- Washington line formerly o f then B&O.
Very cool. I waiting for a hobbit to appear, or maybe Gandalf. Looks like something off a movie set.
It's an amazing structure.