Ribblehead Viaduct, England

Located on the Blea Moor Common north of Ingleton, Yorkshire lies the Ribblehead Viaduct. It boasts 24 arches, stretches 440 yards long, and stands 104 feet tall at its highest point above the valley floor.

An early glimpse of the viaduct as we approached via motorhome. Convenient and roomy parking is available along Blea Moor Road, also known as B6255.

A public footpath provided easy walking from the carpark to the viaduct.

Two people standing under the arch over the road give scale to this massive train trestle finished in 1875. It took five years to build and cost 100 lives during construction.

During our visit, two trains passed overhead: the two-car train above and a four-car train in the two photos below. The viaduct currently carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway. 

Here is comes . . . 

There is goes . . . 

Such an impressive structure in a sweeping landscape. On this cold, windy day, we felt we had been transported back to another era.