Charles Davis wrote a verse about the viaduct, which was buried in the central column of the eighth pier on 6 September 1859 and found during demolition. are: :See! now Beelah's beauteous sights begin! :Whose curling stream shall ever flow within, :And underneath this splendid monster Bridge, :Shall floods henceforth descend from every Ridge; :And thousands wonder at the glorious sight, :When trains will run aloft both day and night; :For ages past, no human tongue could tell :Of such a structure o'er thy monster gill. :Time will roll on, and mortals may increase :When those who see it now, we hope will rest in peace. ''Dow's Dictionary
includes another verse, cited only as having been quoted in The Railway Magazine'' vol XLVI, 1920: :To future ages these lines will tell :Who built the structure o'er the dell. :Gilkes Wilson, with his eighty men, :Raised Belah's Viaduct o'er the glen. == References ==