Chapel Milton Viaduct

Chapel Milton Viaduct
East (left) and west (right) sections viewed from above the A624
Coordinates	53°20′01″N 1°55′05″W / 53.333596°N 1.917985°W / 53.333596; -1.917985
Carries	Great Rocks Line
Crosses	Black Brook; A624
Locale	Chapel Milton, Derbyshire, England
Maintained by	Network Rail
Heritage status
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	12 April 1984
Reference no.	1187176
Characteristics
Material	Gritstone ashlar
Total length	780 feet (240 m) (east)
Height	102 feet (31 m)
No. of spans	14 (east); 15 (west)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	Standard gauge
Electrified	No
History
Architect	William Henry Barlow
Constructed by	Echerley and Bayliss
Construction cost	£15,000
Opened	1867 (1867)
Location
Map of the triangular site and surrounding lines (click to enlarge)

Chapel Milton Viaduct is a Grade II listed bifurcated railway viaduct on the Great Rocks Line at its junction with the Hope Valley Line, straddling the Black Brook valley in Chapel Milton, Derbyshire, England. The first section of the viaduct, built by the Midland Railway in 1867, diverges and curves to the west while the second, built in 1890, curves to the east as the line, coming up from the south, links up with the main line between Sheffield and Manchester.

Originally built to carry express trains from London St Pancras to Manchester London Road, the viaduct now carries a freight-only line transporting limestone from the quarries and works around Buxton.

The viaduct is a significant and dominant structure within the small hamlet, which is largely characterised by its presence. It also passes over the Peak Forest Tramway, an early industrial railway operational from 1796. Since July 2019, an aerial shot of the double viaduct has featured in the opening titles of the regional news programme BBC North West Tonight.^[1]