| Thornton viaduct | |
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Thornton viaduct |
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| Carries | Ex-Great Northern Railway |
| Crosses | Pinch Beck |
| Locale | West Yorkshire |
| Maintained by | Sustrans |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Total length | 300 yards (270 m) |
| Width | double track |
| Height | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Longest span | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Opened | 1878 |
| Closed | 1965 |
Thornton viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing Pinch Beck valley at Thornton, near the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is 300 yards (270 m) long and has 20 arches.[1] It was built in an S-shape to allow a smooth access to Thornton station. The viaduct was part of the GNR's Queensbury line running between Queensbury and Keighley. It stopped carrying passengers in 1955 but remained open to goods until the 1960s when it was finally closed and the tracks pulled up. The viaduct is now a Grade II listed building.
The viaduct was reopened as part of the Great Northern Railway Trail between Cullingworth and Queensbury along the track bed in 2008.[2]