US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Historic Rail Viaduct Collapses Into River Spey
The 140-year-old iron viaduct partially collapsed amid recent heavy rain, closing the Speyside Way route and prompting safety measures and engineering assessments, Moray Council said.
- On Sunday December 14, the nearly 140-year-old Spey Viaduct partially collapsed into the River Spey near Garmouth, Moray, and Police Scotland taped off the bridge and set a cordon.
- The Spey Viaduct, opened in 1886, was built by Blaikie Bros for the Great North of Scotland Railway and has been part of the Speyside Way and NCN1 in recent years.
- Photos show the central section broken in half and a span twisted into the river, with the eastern span fallen, a supporting stone pier leaning, and most of the 1880s iron girder structure still standing.
- Moray Council has closed the Garmouth Viaduct and said engineers will assess the damage, while Police Scotland set a cordon and warned the public to keep their distance.
- The collapse comes amid recent weather warnings for rain and wind across Scotland, though Moray was not included in the latest alerts as the Met Office reduced an amber warning to yellow.
Insights by Ground AI
26 Articles
26 Articles
Evening Standard+17 Reposted by 17 other sources
Historic Spey Viaduct collapses into river
Photographs showed the structure, which was built in the 1880s, collapsed into the River Spey in Moray.
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources26
Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution76% Center
Bias Distribution
- 76% of the sources are Center
76% Center
L 24%
C 76%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
