Historic bridges · North Wales
Chirk Viaduct
Chirk Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Chirk · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Chirk Viaduct is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.9281°, -3.0625°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Chirk Viaduct (Welsh: Traphont y Waun) is a railway viaduct with Grade II* listed status over the River Ceiriog between England and Wales. The viaduct carries the Shrewsbury–Chester line from the Welsh town of Chirk in historic Denbighshire from the north to the English village of Chirk Bank in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire to the south. To the east, the Chirk Aqueduct lies parallel to the railway viaduct.
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Background
Architecture
The viaduct contains rock-faced ashlar stone with yellow engineering brick to soffits of its central section. It stands at 30 m high above the river,
Description
by Arriva Trains Wales on the viaduct with the aqueduct in the background]] The viaduct was designed by Henry Robertson, chief engineer of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, to carry the railway line across the meadows of the Vale of Ceiriog between Chirk and Chirk Bank partly in both Wales and England. The England–Wales border bisects the structure at an approximately 45° angle from south-west to north-east. It was built between 1846 and 1848, by Thomas Brassey, with it also undergoing a partial rebuilding in 1858–1859. The viaduct runs parallel to the Chirk Aqueduct, built in 1801, which lies to the viaduct's east. over engineering issues concerning the river piers. In Robertson's…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9281, -3.0625
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Weston Rhyn
- Postcode
- LL14 5DA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Shropshire
- Established
- 1848
- Nearest railway station
- Chirk — 0.6 km
Sources
- osm: w628261673 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Chirk Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 67029 Royal Diamond crosses Chirk viaduct with the 17.21 ex-Cardiff WAG train, Telford's Aquaduct in background (34741805591).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chirk Viaduct?
- Chirk Viaduct is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL14 5DA), in the parish of Weston Rhyn.
- When was Chirk Viaduct built?
- Built or established in 1848.
- Is Chirk Viaduct a protected site?
- Yes — Chirk Viaduct is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Chirk Viaduct free to visit?
- Yes, Chirk Viaduct is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chirk Viaduct?
- The nearest railway station is Chirk, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL14 5DA.