Another shot from saturday's visit to the disused railway viaduct at John O'Gaunt. This time shot from some distance.
Thanks to all who congratulated Ben on his achievements yesterday, he is on a roll, he passed his Grade 3 Euphonium and started Saxophone lessons today!
I love these structures, but also am so ignorant of how they work. When they were viaducts, was it just a support for a pipe or trench that brought water to a village? I have never quite understood that. But they are so gorgeous to see! and congrats to Ben! He wanted to play two instruments?
@seanoneill I think I was confusing "viaduct" with "aqueduct" ....Like those in Ancient Rome. So basically, I just looked it up, and this type is just a support bridge for the train. Got it! I found one in Belleaire, Ohio just now that had some neat history..like 37 arches because at that time, that was how many states were in the US....
@espyetta I thought so. Would love to see the Ohio viaduct, will google it later. I found another viaduct details earlier that is further away but has 80+ arches. I think I need to go see that!!
now that i go back, I cannot seem to find the exact site I was looking at. It was the historical society's page and was a good one. Here is one though... http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=28436
