900 yards (820 m): 764 yards (699 m) timber/130 yards (120 m) metallic[1]
History
Opened
1867
Location
Barmouth Bridge (Welsh: Pont Abermaw), or Barmouth Viaduct is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the River Mawddach near Barmouth, Wales. It is 900 yards (820 m) long and carries the Cambrian Line. It is the longest timber viaduct in Wales and one of the oldest in regular use in Britain.
Barmouth Bridge was designed by and constructed for the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway on its line between Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. Work was authorised in 1861 and commenced in 1864. On 10 October 1867, the completed bridge was officially opened. Following the discovery of severe corrosion on underwater sections of ironwork, an intensive restoration programme was performed between December 1899 and late 1902. By 1980, the viaduct was under attack by marine woodworm, which led to concerns that it would have to be closed and demolished. Because of its value to tourism, it was repaired between 1985 and 1986, a closure of six months; a weight restriction and ban on locomotive-hauled trains were also introduced. These restrictions have been relaxed since 2005.
The viaduct, between Morfa Mawddach and Barmouth stations in Gwynedd, is used by rail, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians and is part of the National Cycle Route 8. Tolls were collected for foot and cycle traffic up to 2013 but this has been voluntary since 2017. To allow the passage of tall ships, the bridge incorporated a drawbridge, which was replaced between 1899 and 1902 by a swing bridge, which is no longer operational due to a lack of use. There is no provision for road traffic.
^"Network Rail begins biggest restoration of Barmouth Viaduct in its history". Network Rail Media Centre. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
BarmouthBridge (Welsh: Pont Abermaw), or Barmouth Viaduct is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the River Mawddach...
Barmouth (Welsh: Abermaw (formal); Y Bermo (colloquial)) is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales; it lies on the estuary...
respectively. There were two major river bridges planned: the Dovey Bridge, across the River Dovey, and the BarmouthBridge, over the River Mawddach. The former...
construction of the Cambrian Coast Line in 1865 and the completion of the BarmouthBridge in 1867 there were lavish schemes to develop the area for tourism,...
Pwllheli as the Cambrian Coast Line, crossing the River Mawddach by BarmouthBridge. The section of the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth...
Morfa Mawddach railway station (formerly Barmouth Junction) is an unstaffed station located on the outskirts of the village of Arthog in Gwynedd, Wales...
Fairbourne and Morfa Mawddach to Barmouth where it crosses the Mawddach estuary by the Grade II* listed wooden BarmouthBridge, a structure which also provides...
approximately five minutes. BarmouthBridge, which carries a railway and a foot/cycle path, also crosses the estuary. The Barmouth Ferry is an ancient service...
Shrewsbury. Between Morfa Mawddach and Barmouth the railway crosses the Afon Mawddach on the BarmouthBridge. The station (opened in 1867) originally...
narrow coastal strip at the back of the bay, crossing the Mawddach via BarmouthBridge which also carries the Wales Coast Path. OL 23 Cadair Idris & Llyn...
second trestle bridge, at Penmaenpool, which is a toll bridge; or (for heavy traffic) at Dolgellau even further up the estuary. Barmouth railway viaduct...
Pembrokeshire. 1941: The Ghost Train was filmed at Fairbourne Station and BarmouthBridge. Directed by Walter Forde. 1943: Nine Men was filmed in Margam Burrows...
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travelled on the footplate for part of the journey. After first inspecting BarmouthBridge, the chairman of the British Railways Board, Sir Peter Parker, arrived...
started work on another tramroad which was to run from the entrance of BarmouthBridge over the sands along the embankment which runs along the railway to...
Rail inherited that were light enough to be permitted on the wooden BarmouthBridge (others were the GWR 2251 Class and the LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0). As...
Devon Railway sea wall, the Cornwall Railway's Royal Albert Bridge, and BarmouthBridge on the Cambrian Railways. In the early years the GWR was managed...
4.0315°W / 52.7076; -4.0315 (Mawddach Trail (western end))), by Barmouthbridge on the Cambrian coast. It is maintained by the Snowdonia National Park...
is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present. List of bridges in the United Kingdom List of canal aqueducts...
Cambrian Line owing to concerns regarding the structural condition of BarmouthBridge. Passenger trains briefly returned to the station in 1989, using a...
before the semi-urban stretch through the seaside town of Barmouth. After passing the BarmouthBridge, the road returns inland, along the northern banks of...
Doubtful image is a 1663 stone bridge "Bangor Bridge " britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2011. "BarmouthBridge " britishlistedbuildings.co...
examples are Moat Lane Junction, Talyllyn Junction, Dovey Junction and Barmouth Junction (renamed Morfa Mawddach in 1960). The signal box and passing loop...
from Machynlleth to Barmouth which run adjacent to the road for much of the route; the trains join and leave the road at BarmouthBridge and Dovey Junction...
confluence of the Mawddach and Wnion. At its mouth is the town of Barmouth and its railway bridge. The Mawddach estuary was formed from a glaciated valley which...
Mawddwy Railway opens. 10 October – BarmouthBridge across the Mawddach estuary opens to rail traffic, linking Barmouth to the rail network for the first...
Glan Llyn Halt in Gwynedd, Wales, was a railway halt on the Ruabon to Barmouth line on the south shore of Bala Lake, and is a limited-use station on the...
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