3-581: The Dalguise Viaduct is a lattice girder viaduct in Dalguise , Perth and Kinross , Scotland. It carries the Highland Main Line railway across the River Tay . Built in 1863, it was designed by Joseph Mitchell , for the then-new Inverness and Perth Junction Railway . A Category A listed structure, it stands about 0.44 miles (0.71 km) north of the now-disused Dalguise railway station . The viaduct
6-442: Is in two parts; the southern one being 210 feet (64 m), the northern 141 feet (43 m). The ironwork was supplied by Sir William Fairbairn & Sons , of Manchester . This article about a Scottish building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lattice girder A lattice girder is a truss girder where the load is carried by a web of latticed metal. The lattice girder
9-430: Was used prior to the development of larger rolled steel plates. It has been supplanted in modern construction with welded or bolted plate girders, which use more material but have lower fabrication and maintenance costs. The term is also sometimes used to refer to a laced strut or laced tie , structural members commonly made using a combination of structural sections connected with diagonal lacing. This form allows
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