Hownsgill Viaduct

[2] As a result, the DIC proposed an extension from Crook to the foot of the Meeting Slacks incline, which later became Waskerley, to provide a southern shipping route for their lime and iron products.

The Stanhope to Carrhouse section passed into the possession of the S&DR on 1 January 1845, with the completed 10-mile (16 km) Weardale Extension Railway from the Wear Valley Junction to Waskerley opening on 16 May 1845.

[1] Bouch's design was submitted to Stephenson, who recommended the use of inverted arches under the five central piers to reduce ground loading.

[3][4] The construction tender was won by John Anderson,[3] who started works in 1857, with Rowley created to enable the workers to access the site.

Three million white firebricks were used in the structure, with sandstone Ashlar dressings, and iron railings along the platform.