Site of Railway Viaduct E of Rugby Station

Description of this historic site

The site of a railway viaduct dating back to the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923. The viaduct was situated 700m east of Rugby Station.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Railway viaduct marked on 1923 map.
2 Steel girder viaduct (1896-98) taking the Central line across the London and North Western Railway, and its sidings. It required 14 arches, comprising: a steel bridge of two plates; three lattice girder bridges; and a plate bridge. The girder construction that spanned the main London and North Western line was known as the ‘birdcage’ due to its appearance.
3 Most of the arches were destroyed in 1981.
4 Two sections of the ‘birdcage bridge’ remain in situ over the now electrified West Coast Main Line.
5 Photograph.