Construction of a bridge with a red crane and white support structures over a rural landscape, architecture by MOXON Architects.
HS2 Short Span Viaducts

A compact viaduct design that balances engineering precision with visual harmony.

HS2 Short Span Viaducts

Northamptonshire, England

2017

Client   HS2 Ltd
Alongside the flagship viaduct designs for HS2, we have developed a family of Short Span viaducts which share common design elements applicable to a number of sites along the line. This approach benefits from standardisation, maintaining commonality across a suite of structures.
High-speed train passing above autumn trees, architecture by MOXON Architects.

Highfurlong Brook Viaduct is the first of the typlogy to be completed as part of the line between London and Birmingham. The 163-metre-long viaduct near the village of Aston le Walls in Northamptonshire crosses Highfurlong Brook, a tributary of the River Cherwell that joins the Thames at Oxford, and its floodplain.

Elevated building with supporting columns and a flat roof, surrounded by trees, designed by MOXON Architects, seen in side elevation view.
Structural bridge section drawing with train passing overhead, architecture by MOXON Architects.
Modern train crossing a green landscape with autumn trees, reflected in a water stream, architecture by MOXON Architects.
Modern train speeds over a bridge surrounded by autumn foliage, with overhead electric lines and a clear sky, architecture by MOXON Architects.
Autumn trees surrounding a field with a modern structure in the background, landscape with vibrant fall colors, architecture by MOXON Architects.
Under construction highway bridge over a rural landscape with fields and trees, supported by pillars, construction equipment present; architecture by MOXON Architects.
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