Collegewood Viaduct (Penryn)

United Kingdom / England / Penryn
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A Class A viaduct 1/4 mile south of Penryn railway station. It is 100 feet high, 954 feet long on 14 piers. It was opened on 22 July 1934 replaced to replace the original wooden structure designed by Brunel. This was the longest viaduct west of Truro and the last timber viaduct to be replaced in Cornwall. Its abandoned piers can be seen alongside the structure on Wikimapia and the Geograph photo. -Adapted from Wikipedia.

Photo: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1883620
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_Railway_viaducts#Collegewood
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Coordinates:   50°9'59"N   5°6'30"W
This article was last modified 10 years ago