Porthkerry Viaduct
Porthkerry Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The viaduct was designed and engineered by James Szlumper and William Szlumper, and was contracted to the Pethick Brothers to be built in the late nineteenth century in order to carry the Vale of Glamorgan Railway between Tondu via Coity Junction Bridgend and Barry Docks.
- Bridge
- Description: grade II listed bridge in the United Kingdom
- Also known as“Porthkerry Railway Viaduct (Partly In The Community of Rhoose), Porthkerry Park”“Porthkerry Viaduct (partly in the Barry community)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Airport and Barry Castle.
Cardiff Airport
Aerodrome
Cardiff Airport is an international airport in Rhoose…
Barry Castle
Ruins
Barry Castle is a small Grade II* listed ruined… Barry Castle is situated 1 mile east of Porthkerry Viaduct.
The Knap Lake
The Knap Lake is situated 1 mile east of Porthkerry Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthkerry and Cold Knap.
Porthkerry Viaduct
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Latitude
51.39346° or 51° 23′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.31789° or 3° 19′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C3R9MVJ+9R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Porthkerry Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porthkerry Viaduct”
- Spanish: “Viaducto de Porthkerry”
- Welsh: “Traphont Porthceri (rhannol yng nghymuned Y Barri)”
- Welsh: “Traphont Porthkerry”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viaduct Wood and St Curig.
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