
The Viaduct measures 886 feet in total, compensating for the brief loss of altitude here caused by the river valley with an impressive eight arches, each with a span of 70 feet. In a sign of Brunel's pragmatic approach to getting things done, the viaduct also takes its name from Lord Wharncliffe, the chairman of the parliamentary committee helped the GWR Bill through Parliament, and carries his coat of arms. Though surrounded to the east and west by urban sprawl, the viaduct could almost be in open countryside here, and is a very pleasant sight.
For more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharncliffe_Viaduct
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