Chappel Viaduct | |
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 The viaduct in 2006 | |
| Coordinates | 51°55′15″N 0°45′21″E / 51.9209°N 0.7557°E |
| OS grid reference | TL896283 |
| Carries | Gainsborough Line |
| Crosses | River Colne |
| Locale | Essex, England |
| Maintained by | Network Rail |
| Heritage status | Listed structure |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Viaduct |
| Material | Brick |
| Total length | 1,060 feet (320 m) |
| Height | 75 feet (23 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1847 |
| Construction end | 1849 |
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The Chappel Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the River Colne in the Colne Valley in Essex, England. It carries the Gainsborough Line which now is a short branch linking Marks Tey in Essex to Sudbury in Suffolk. The line previously, however, extended to Shelford in Cambridgeshire.
It was completed in 1849 by the Eastern Union Railway, which was later absorbed into the Great Eastern Railway. It is the longest bridge in the East Anglia region at 1,060 feet (320 m), and one of the largest brick-built structures in the country. It was listed at Grade II in 1967.