Glenfinnan Viaduct

Glenfinnan Viaduct
The Jacobite steam train crossing the viaduct in 2022
Coordinates	56°52′35″N 5°25′55″W / 56.876285°N 5.431914°W / 56.876285; -5.431914
Carries	West Highland Line
Crosses	River Finnan
Owner	Network Rail
Characteristics
Material	Concrete
Total length	381 metres
Height	30 metres
Longest span	50 feet (15 m)
No. of spans	21
History
Engineering design by	Simpson & Wilson
Constructed by	Robert McAlpine & Sons
Construction start	1897
Construction end	October 1898
Opened	1 April 1901
Location

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish Highlands, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.