Indeed, stone bridges in particular are virtually indestructible.
They will easily outlast many of our modern steel bridges.
One of the finest examples of Victorian Era railway bridge is the Ouse Valley Viaduct, completed in 1842.
The 500-meter-long bridge is built out of traditional red bricks and smooth limestone of a lighter fairer color.
A distinguishing feature of this viaduct are the inverted arches at the bottom of the void within each pier.
The viaduct continues to carry trains between London and Brighton everyday.
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Ouse Valley Viaduct.
For a time it was also the tallest railway bridge in the world.
Goltzsch Viaduct, the largest brick bridge in the world.
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Goltzsch Viaduct.
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Goltzsch Viaduct.
This one is made up of 12 million bricks.
The viaduct was built in two levels and carries the same LeipzigHof line of the Saxon-Bavarian State Railway.
It is only nine meters shorter in height than the Goltzsch Viaduct, but is half the length.
Elster Viaduct, the second largest brick bridge in the world.
