Chirk Viaduct

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Chirk Viaduct is a historic multi-arched railway viaduct in Wales that carries trains across the River Ceiriog near the England–Wales border.

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Chirk Viaduct canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf listed building
railway viaduct
carriedBy Shrewsbury–Chester railway line
constructionStart 1846
country Wales
crosses River Ceiriog
crossesNear Chirk Aqueduct
design multi-arch viaduct
hasArchitect Henry Robertson
hasCategory Bridges completed in 1848
Bridges in Wrexham County Borough
Grade II* listed bridges in Wales
Railway viaducts in Wales
hasConstructionMethod masonry arch construction
hasEngineer Henry Robertson
hasFunction to carry trains over River Ceiriog
hasHeritageDesignationAuthority Cadw
hasHistoricSignificance Victorian railway engineering
hasNumberOfArches 16
hasSpanType semi-circular arches
hasStructureType masonry viaduct
hasTransportType railway
heritageStatus Grade II* listed building
isOn North Wales Coast railway network
locatedIn Ceiriog Valley
Chirk
United Kingdom
Wrexham County Borough
maintainedBy Network Rail
material brick
stone
near Chirk railway station
England–Wales border
opened 1848
owner Network Rail
parallelTo Chirk Aqueduct
partOf Shrewsbury–Chester railway line
region North Wales
usedFor rail transport

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Chirk railway station near Chirk Viaduct
Chirk Aqueduct near Chirk Viaduct
Chirk Aqueduct parallelTo Chirk Viaduct