Gelt Bridge (a.k.a. Middle Gelt bridge. NEC2 @ approx 51¼mp). From the How Gill to Greenwell road below the viaduct, looking south. Engraving 1837
The masonry viaduct over the River Gelt in Cumbria has three arches of 9m span.. It was built from 1832-1835 for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, and was one of the earliest and largest skew arched bridges in the country. The bridge is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England. The engraving is from “Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway” by John Wilson Carmichael (engravings) and John Blackmore (descriptions), (1839)
ROMA ID: 030580E