Angarrack viaduct
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Angarrack railway viaduct crosses the valley of the Angarrack River at Angarrack in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.{{cite book |title= Land's End |series= Landranger |date= February 2009 |volume= 203 |publisher= Ordnance Survey |location= Southampton |isbn= 978-0-319-23148-7 }}
Geography
The eleven-arch granite-built viaduct {{cite book| last = Binding| first = John| title = Brunel's Cornish Viaducts| publisher = Atlantic Transport Publishing/Historical Model Railway Society| year = 1993| location = Penryn| pages = 106–107 | isbn = 0-906899-56-7}} carries the Cornish Main Line railway across the steep-sided valley of the Angarrack River, a tributary of the River Hayle, between the present day stations of {{Stnlnk|Camborne}} and {{Stnlnk|Hayle}}. The village extends up the valley and under the viaduct.
History
The original viaduct at Angarrack was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the West Cornwall Railway and was "... built wholly of timber on stone footings". It was nearly {{convert|800|ft|m}} long and {{convert|100|ft|m}} high. The stone from the original Brunel footings was re-used to construct the sea wall on the approach to Penzance railway station. Today, no evidence remains of Brunel's original structure.
Building of the replacement commenced in January 1883 by Mr H Stevens of Ashburton, who also built the replacement viaducts at Redruth and Guildford (west of Angarrack).{{cite news |title=The New Redruth Railway Viaduct |work=The Cornishman |issue=322 |date=18 September 1884 |page=7}} A tram-road of a few hundred yards was laid to a nearby quarry owned by Mr Gregor to provide infill for the granite viaduct. The foundations were expected to be at least {{Convert|30|feet}} deep and the work would take two to three years.{{cite news |title=The New Viaduct At Angarrack |work=The Cornishman |issue=237 |date=25 January 1883 |page=4}} It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1888 and its eleven granite arches each have a span of {{convert|56.5|ft|m}}. It is a Grade II listed building.{{sfnp|Historic England|1143709|ps=}}
See also
References
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Category:Bridges completed in 1885
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Category:Grade II listed buildings in Cornwall
Category:Industrial archaeological sites in Cornwall
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