Breydon Viaduct

Breydon Viaduct
Postcard from the early 1900s
Coordinates52°36′42″N 1°42′57″E / 52.6118°N 1.7158°E / 52.6118; 1.7158
CrossesRiver Yare
LocaleGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
Characteristics
Designtruss swing bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length800 feet (240 m)
No. of spans5
Piers in water5
History
DesignerWilliam E. Newman
Construction start1899
Construction end1903
Closed21 September 1953
Location
Map

Breydon Viaduct was a railway bridge across the River Yare near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, that was built by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN).