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A picture of Bishop Auckland, a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham
Newton Cap Viaduct
Newton Cap Viaduct - by Andrew Harker ©

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Newton Cap Viaduct

Grade II listed Victorian railway viaduct crossing the River Wear. At 105 feet (32 m) high, the viaduct provides views of the surrounding countryside below as well as Auckland Castle, the Bishop's Park and the Town Hall on approaching the town from the Viaduct. It was originally built in 1857 to carry the Bishop Auckland to Durham City railway line across the River Wear and the Newton Cap Bank that leads down to the river. The railway closed in 1968 and the viaduct fell into a period of disuse and was at one point threatened with demolition. However, in 1995 the viaduct was converted to take road traffic relieving the fourteenth century single lane, Grade I listed, Bishop Skirlaw bridge that sits in the valley below it.
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Photographer: © Andrew Harker (Gallery)(4th April 2010)

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