Monmouth Viaduct
Monmouth Viaduct | |
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| Coordinates | 51°48′16″N 2°42′28″W / 51.804475°N 2.707872°W |
| Carries | Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway |
| Crosses | River Wye |
| Locale | Monmouth, Wales |
| History | |
| Inaugurated | 1861 |
| Closed | 1964 |
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The Monmouth Viaduct is a structure that carried the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway line across the River Wye at Monmouth, Wales. A further river crossing by the Ross and Monmouth Railway was later built nearby.
The Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway was opened in 1857, running from Pontypool to Monmouth Troy railway station. The single-track line was extended in 1861 to Wyesham Halt railway station over this 183m 20-arch red sandstone Chippenham Meadow viaduct, with two 23m steel lattice-girder spans over the river. Two further arches form the 20m long eastern element of the structure, which was originally planned to carry the line onwards to Coleford.
The girder span was scrapped in c 1967, leaving the stone parts of the viaduct extant today.
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Duke of Beaufort Bridge
The Ross and Monmouth Railway line opened in 1873 terminating at Monmouth Mayhill railway station. A further single line and three-span bridge of almost 300 feet was constructed to join the two Monmouth railway stations, opening on 1 May 1874. It consists of 3 spans of steel lattice girders on paired steel tubular piers with squared rubble abutments.[1]
The line between Monmouth Troy and Mayhill was closed on 6 January 1964. The R&MR Duke of Beaufort Bridge remains in use as a footpath. A Sustrans project aims to restore and redeck the bridge as part of improving local cycle connectivity.[2]
External links
- Monmouth Viaduct at forgottenrelics.co.uk
- Monmouth Viaduct at Coflein website
- Duke of Beaufort Bridge at Coflein website
References
- ^ "Wye Bridge, Hereford Ross And Gloucester Railway, Monmouth;Duke Of Beaufort Bridge | Site Details". Coflein. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Monmouth, local connections". Sustrans. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
