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Chelfham Viaduct | |
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 Chelfham Viaduct (2010) | |
| Coordinates | 51°06′14″N 3°59′13″W / 51.10388°N 3.98690°W |
| Crosses | Stoke Rivers Valley |
| Locale | Chelfham, North Devon |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed structure |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Brick |
| Total length | 400 feet (120 m) |
| Height | 70 feet (21 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | F. W. Chanter |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Closed | 1935 |
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Chelfham Viaduct is a railway viaduct built in 1896–97 to carry the single track, narrow-gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) across the Stoke Rivers valley. Designed by L&B engineer, FW Chanter, and containing over a quarter of a million Marland bricks, its eight arches - each 42 feet (13 m) wide and 70 feet (21 m) high - meaning that the 132-yard (121 m)-long viaduct is the largest narrow gauge railway structure in England.[1] Chelfham Viaduct was Bridge number 22 of the 80 that carried or spanned the railway over its 19-mile (31 km) length. The viaduct was classified as a Grade II listed structure on 25 February 1965.[2]
- ^ L&B Website (retrieved 31 March 2014)
- ^ Historic England. "Chelfham Viaduct (1107700)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 April 2018.