Chirk Viaduct
The Chirk Viaduct 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.Photo: Steve Knight, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct in England and Wales
- Also known as: “Chirk Railway Viaduct” and “Railway Viaduct Over River Ceiriog”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chirk Aqueduct and Chirk railway station.
Chirk Aqueduct
Bridge
Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot high and 710-foot long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England–Wales border, spanning the two countries.
Chirk railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chirk railway station serves the town of Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The station is on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line that is part of the former Great Western Railway mainline route from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside. Chirk railway station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Chirk Viaduct.
Chirk Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chirk Tunnel is a canal tunnel near Chirk, Wales. It lies on the Llangollen Canal, immediately northwards of the Chirk Aqueduct. It is 421 metres long and has a complete towpath inside. Chirk Tunnel is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Chirk Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chirk and Chirk Bank.
Chirk
Chirk is a town in the county borough of Wrexham, North Wales. The town is on the Welsh border near Oswestry.
Chirk Bank
Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chirk Bank is a small village in Shropshire, England. The industrial town of Chirk is to the north, over the border in Wales, with the B5070 road connecting the two settlements via a bridge over the River Ceiriog.
Weston Rhyn
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston Rhyn is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies between the towns of Chirk, in Wales, and Oswestry, in England. The civil parish, which also includes Bronygarth, Pentre-Newydd and a number of small hamlets, had a total population of 2,668 at the 2001 census, rising to 2,850 at the 2011 Census.
Chirk Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Weston Rhyn, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.92807° or 52° 55′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.06249° or 3° 3′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C4RWWHQ+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 628261673OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q17550817
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In Other Languages
“Chirk Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Traphont y Waun”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Doctors Wood and Bridge Inn, Chirk.
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