Avon Viaduct

railway viaduct over the Avon Water in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Summary

Avon Viaduct is a railway viaduct[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Avon Viaduct is located in South Lanarkshire[3].
  • Avon Viaduct is located in Hamilton[4].
  • Avon Viaduct is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Avon Viaduct's instance of is recorded as railway viaduct[6].
  • Avon Viaduct's commissioned by is recorded as Caledonian Railway[7].
  • Avon Viaduct's crosses is recorded as Avon Water[8].
  • The location of Avon Viaduct was Hamilton[9].
  • Avon Viaduct's Commons category is recorded as Avon Viaduct, South Lanarkshire[10].
  • 1876 marks the founding of Avon Viaduct[11].
  • Avon Viaduct's OS grid reference is recorded as NS7313154530[12].
  • Avon Viaduct's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.7674, 'longitude': -4.02374, 'precision': 1e-06}[13].
  • Avon Viaduct's located on linear feature is recorded as Hamilton Circle Line (Newton to Motherwell), Newton to Ross Junction[14].
  • Avon Viaduct's number of spans is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4'}[15].
  • Avon Viaduct's heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building[16].
  • Avon Viaduct's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q482798', 'amount': '+66'}[17].
  • Avon Viaduct's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+43'}[18].
  • Avon Viaduct's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Argyle Line[19].
  • Avon Viaduct's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Hamilton Branch[20].
  • Avon Viaduct's associated electoral district is recorded as Hamilton and Clyde Valley[21].
  • Avon Viaduct's historic county is recorded as Lanarkshire[22].
  • Avon Viaduct's bridge number is recorded as HMN2/046/047[23].

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Geography

Avon Viaduct is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include South Lanarkshire[3], a council area[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1996[26] and Hamilton[4], a civil parish[27], in United Kingdom[28].

Physical Characteristics

Avon Viaduct's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q482798', 'amount': '+66'}[17].

Designation and Status

Avon Viaduct's instance of is recorded as railway viaduct[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category B listed building[16].

History and Context

1876 marks the founding of Avon Viaduct[11].

Why It Matters

Avon Viaduct is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . railscot.co.uk. railscot.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . railscot.co.uk. railscot.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Network Rail FoI response 19 February 2015. railwaydata.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Railscot location id → B/Barncluith_Viaduct
    Openstreetmap way id → 4777445
    Image → Weir on the Avon Water (geograph 3040435) (cropped).jpg
    Wikidata description → railway viaduct over the Avon Water in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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