Lower Lydbrook Viaduct
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The Lower Lydbrook Viaduct was a steel railway viaduct with stone piers, it was on the Severn and Wye Railway
and situated in Lower Lydbrook
, Gloucestershire
, England.
The viaduct, situated at the bottom of the Lydbrook Valley where it meets the Wye Valley
, consisted of five stone arches and three wrought iron girders. It enabled the rail lines from Cinderford
via Bilston and Serridge to connect with the Ross-on-Wye to Monmouth
line. The viaduct rose some 80 feet above the roadway below, linking Forge Hill on the east with Randor on the west. It was built in 1872 and first used for traffic on 26 August 1874. The Severn and Wye Railway
was closed to passengers in 1929 and to goods in 1951. The viaduct was dismantled in 1966.
Severn and Wye Railway
The Severn and Wye Railway was a small railway network in west Gloucestershire that was constructed to allow exploitation of the mineral resources of the Forest of Dean. The Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company began construction of the tramway and the Lydney Canal in 1810. In 1868 the tramway...
and situated in Lower Lydbrook
Lydbrook
Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, and Joys Green.-Introduction:...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England.
The viaduct, situated at the bottom of the Lydbrook Valley where it meets the Wye Valley
Wye Valley
The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. It is one of the most dramatic and scenic landscape areas in southern Britain....
, consisted of five stone arches and three wrought iron girders. It enabled the rail lines from Cinderford
Cinderford
Cinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. A population of 8,116 people is recorded in the 2001 census....
via Bilston and Serridge to connect with the Ross-on-Wye to Monmouth
Ross and Monmouth Railway
The Ross and Monmouth Railway was a standard gauge railway of which ran between Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth....
line. The viaduct rose some 80 feet above the roadway below, linking Forge Hill on the east with Randor on the west. It was built in 1872 and first used for traffic on 26 August 1874. The Severn and Wye Railway
Severn and Wye Railway
The Severn and Wye Railway was a small railway network in west Gloucestershire that was constructed to allow exploitation of the mineral resources of the Forest of Dean. The Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company began construction of the tramway and the Lydney Canal in 1810. In 1868 the tramway...
was closed to passengers in 1929 and to goods in 1951. The viaduct was dismantled in 1966.