"Ballochmyle Viaduct over the River Ayr" was painted in 1851 by the artist David Octavius Hill (1802–1870) to commemorate the opening of the viaduct for the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The viaduct was was completed on 2 March 1848 but the line was not completed until 9 August 1850.
The viaduct is located between Catrine and Mauchline in South Ayrshire on the Glasgow to Carlisle line, and was notable when it was built for having the largest masonry arch in the world, with a span of 55 meters and a height of 52 meters.
The painting now belongs to Glasgow Museums, having been donated by British Railways in 1967. The viaduct is a Category A listed structure and had been designated a "Historic Civil Engineering Landmark" by the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2014. It is still in use today.
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