Coombe by Saltash Viaduct (Saltash)

United Kingdom / England / Saltash / Coombe Road
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A Class D viaduct. Brunel's original timber structure was replaced by a stone viaduct on 19 October 1894. It is 86 feet high and 603 feet long on 9 trestles.

Because it crossed a deep, muddy, tidal inlet, Brunel chose timber piles and used timber trestles instead of stone piers. These were made from four groups of four timber baulks, each group raking inwards towards the top of the trestle.

Text adapted from Wikipedia.

Photos:
1) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4127
2) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/917269
3) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1091419
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_Railway_viaducts#Coombe_by_Saltash
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Coordinates:   50°24'16"N   4°12'41"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago