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Victoria Viaduct

rail viaduct spanning the River Wear in North East England
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Victoria Viaduct

Summary

Victoria Viaduct is a railway bridge[1].

Key Facts

  • Victoria Viaduct is located in Sunderland[2].
  • Victoria Viaduct is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Victoria Viaduct's instance of is recorded as railway bridge[4].
  • Victoria Viaduct's commissioned by is recorded as Durham Junction Railway[5].
  • Victoria Viaduct's maintained by is recorded as Network Rail[6].
  • Victoria Viaduct is owned by Network Rail[7].
  • Victoria is named after Victoria Viaduct[8].
  • Victoria Viaduct's crosses is recorded as River Wear[9].
  • Victoria Viaduct is made of granite[10].
  • Victoria Viaduct is made of sandstone[11].
  • Victoria Viaduct's main building contractor is recorded as John Gibb[12].
  • The location of Victoria Viaduct was Wearside[13].
  • Victoria Viaduct's designed by is recorded as James Walker[14].
  • Victoria Viaduct's Commons category is recorded as Victoria Viaduct[15].
  • Victoria Viaduct's OS grid reference is recorded as NZ3201454540[16].
  • Victoria Viaduct's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.8846, 'longitude': -1.50251, 'precision': 1e-06}[17].
  • Victoria Viaduct's service retirement is recorded as 1991[18].
  • Victoria Viaduct's located on linear feature is recorded as Leamside Line[19].
  • Victoria Viaduct's number of spans is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10'}[20].
  • Victoria Viaduct's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[21].
  • Victoria Viaduct's date of official opening is recorded as August 1838[22].
  • Victoria Viaduct's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+247'}[23].
  • Victoria Viaduct's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Leamside Line[24].
  • Victoria Viaduct's next crossing upstream is recorded as Penshaw Bridge[25].
  • Victoria Viaduct's next crossing downstream is recorded as Cox Green footbridge[26].

Body

Geography

Victoria Viaduct is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Sunderland[2].

Physical Characteristics

Victoria Viaduct's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+247'}[23].

Designation and Status

Victoria Viaduct's instance of is recorded as railway bridge[4]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[21].

History and Context

Victoria Viaduct is owned by Network Rail[7]. Victoria is named after it[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Railscot location id → V/Victoria_Viaduct_Durham
    Openstreetmap way id → 31061523
    Next crossing downstream → Cox Green footbridge
    Image → Victoria Viaduct over the River Wear - geograph.org.uk - 170
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10689]]: 31061523, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784985195549"
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