Coombe Viaduct near Saltash in Cornwall
N 50° 24.284 W 004° 12.697
30U E 413899 N 5584333
A arched railway viaduct on the Plymouth to Penzance line.
Waymark Code: WM43KZ
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/02/2008
Views: 18
The arched viaduct is sited about 0.25 miles from Saltash Station in Cornwall. Because it crossed a deep, muddy tidal inlet, Brunel constructed the original Coombe viaduct on timber piles and used timber trestles instead of stone piers. These were made from four groups of four timber baulks, each group raking inwards towards the top of the trestle. The viaduct was 86 feet high, 603 feet (184 m) long on 9 trestles. The Great Western Railway replaced the wooden viaduct by a stone viaduct on 19 October 1894. This is the one you can see today.
Length of bridge: approx 600ft.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Railway
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
A tidal river crossing.
Date constructed: 1894
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes the trains still cross the viaduct
Name of road or trail the bridge services: River Tamar
Location:
Saltash in Cornwall
Height of bridge: Not listed
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