Loughor Viaduct

The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the . It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the . The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Loughor railway viaduct” and “Loughor Railway Viaduct”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loughor bridge and Loughor Castle.

Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The is a road crossing over the , providing a convenient link between , , and on the east side and and south to the west.

Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of , . The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. is situated 1,200 feet east of Loughor Viaduct.

Archaeological site
was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of in the city of . is situated 1,000 feet east of Loughor Viaduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bynea and Loughor.

Suburb
is a village close to the in , . It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.

Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , . Historically in , it lies on the estuary of the . The town has a community council under the name .

Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village in the City and County of , Wales falling within the ward. It covers the south east of the town of . is situated 1½ miles east of Loughor Viaduct.

Loughor Viaduct

Latitude
51.66242° or 51° 39′ 45″ north
Longitude
-4.08275° or 4° 4′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C3QMW68+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 659154742
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q6686232
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Discover Loughor Viaduct from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Old Loughor Bridge Segment and Church of St Michael.

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