Meldon Viaduct
Meldon Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing the West Okement River at Meldon, 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of Okehampton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tina Cordon, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meldon Viaduct railway station and Meldon Quarry.
Meldon Viaduct railway station
Station
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldon Viaduct railway station was a railway station at Meldon in Devon. It was renamed in 2015 from Meldon Quarry railway station. Meldon Viaduct railway station is situated 890 feet northeast of Meldon Viaduct.
Meldon Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway. Meldon Quarry is situated 2,400 feet east of Meldon Viaduct.
Betty Cottles Inn
Hotel
Photo: Mr Ignavy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Betty Cottles Inn is a hotel, which is situated 3,600 feet north of Meldon Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meldon and Rowtor Target Railway.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles east of Meldon Viaduct.
Okehampton
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
Meldon Viaduct
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, England, UK
- Categories: truss bridge, railway viaduct, and transportation
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71303° or 50° 42′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.03434° or 4° 2′ 4″ westElevation
810 feet (247 metres)Open location code
9C2QPX78+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 504026051OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Meldon Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Meldon Viaduct”
- German: “Meldon Viaduct”
- Spanish: “Viaducto de Meldon”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meldon Viaduct”. Photo: Tina Cordon, CC BY 3.0.