Walnut Tree Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 51°32′14″N 3°15′42″W / 51.53722°N 3.26167°W |
Carries | Barry Railway |
Crosses | River Taff |
Locale | Taffs Well, Cardiff, South Wales |
Owner | Barry Railway Great Western Railway British Railways Cardiff Council |
Preceded by | Walnut Tree Tunnel 490 yards (450 m) |
Followed by | Penrhos Lower Junction |
Characteristics | |
Material | Brick columns Steel lattice girders spans |
Total length | 1,548 feet (472 m) |
Height | 120 feet (37 m) |
No. of spans | 7 |
History | |
Architect | Sir James Szlumper |
Designer | Sir James Szlumper |
Engineering design by | Sir James Szlumper |
Construction start | 1901 |
Construction end | 1901 |
Closed | 1969 |
Location | |
Walnut Tree Viaduct was a railway viaduct located above the southern edge of the village of Taffs Well, South Wales. Originally built to carry the Barry Railway across a narrow gorge through which the River Taff, Taff Vale Railway and Cardiff Railway passed, it was deconstructed in 1969, leaving only two of the support columns visible from the A470 road.