SY3192 : Cannington viaduct

near to Pinhay, Devon County, Great Britain

Cannington viaduct
Cannington viaduct
This viaduct was one of the first concrete viaducts built by Robert Mccalpine in 1903. Their was subsidence at the base of the third arch and it was nessesary to build a brick reinforcing arch seen in this view. For a short period after the railway opened a watchman was stationed at the end of the viaduct to check for movement.
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SY3192, 4 images   (find more images nearby)
Photographer
ANDY FISH   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Tuesday, 27 April, 2004   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 February, 2007
Category
Viaduct   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 317 924 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.6316N 2:58.1083W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 315 921
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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