Monmouth Viaduct
The Monmouth Viaduct or Chippenham Meadow Viaduct is a 20-arch, 183-metre red sandstone viaduct, with two 23-metre steel lattice-girder spans over the river.Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway bridge
- Also known as: “Monmouth Viaduct Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monmouth Castle and Monnow Bridge.
Monmouth Castle
Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monmouth Castle is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales. Monmouth Castle is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Monmouth Viaduct.
Monnow Bridge
Photo: Bob Crowther, CC BY 2.0.
Monnow Bridge, in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower standing on the bridge. Such bridge towers were common across Europe from medieval times, but many were destroyed due to urban expansion, diminishing defensive requirements and the increasing demands of traffic and trade. Monnow Bridge is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Monmouth Viaduct.
Shire Hall
Historic building
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shire Hall, Monmouth, Wales, is a prominent building on Agincourt Square in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the assize courts and quarter sessions for Monmouthshire. Shire Hall is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Monmouth Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyesham and Overmonnow.
Wyesham
Suburb
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyesham is a village and electoral ward in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located less than one mile east of Monmouth, on the opposite side of the River Wye.
Overmonnow
Suburb
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overmonnow is a suburb of the town of Monmouth, in Wales, which is located to the west of the River Monnow and the Monnow Bridge. It developed in the Middle Ages, when it was protected by a defensive ditch, the Clawdd-du or "Black Dyke", the remains of which are now protected as an ancient monument.
Dixton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dixton is a small village located 1 mile north east of Monmouth, on the banks of the River Wye, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The parish originally comprised the two manors of Dixton Newton and Dixton Hadnock, on either side of the river.
Monmouth Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.80437° or 51° 48′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.7081° or 2° 42′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3VR73R+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1106825259OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q780291
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Welsh—“Monmouth Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Monmouthský viadukt”
- French: “viaduc de Monmouth”
- French: “Viaduc de Monmouth”
- Hungarian: “Monmouthi völgyhíd”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan Monmouth Viaduct”
- Indonesian: “Viaduk Monmouth”
- Japanese: “モンマス高架橋”
- Welsh: “Traphont Trefynwy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Wye and Millennium Fields.
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