Penponds viaduct
railway viaduct which carries Cornish Main Line west of Camborne; crosses over small valley containing southern arm of Red River, and minor road Viaduct Lane; The Hayle Railway opened railway through this site in 1837 to link Hayle and Redruth; to overcome significant change in elevation inclined plane built to east of present viaduct; West Cornwall Railway built timber trestle viaduct as part of more gently graded route which by-passed inclined plane; present-day viaduct built by Great Western Railway in 1888 as part of programme to replace timber viaducts and prepare for double track; current viaduct built of brick arches on stone piers
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Penponds Viaduct
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| Coordinates | 50.2051363°N 5.3227177°W |
| Carries | Cornish Main Line |
| Locale | Penponds, Cornwall |
| Preceded by | Hayle Railway structure 1837, then West Cornwall Railway structure 1852 |
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| Material | Brick arches on stone piers. |
| Total length | 338 feet (103 m) |
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| Opened | 1888 |
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Penponds Viaduct is a railway viaduct which carries the Cornish Main Line west of Camborne in Cornwall, England. It crosses over a small valley containing the southern arm of the Red River, and a minor road known as Viaduct Lane.
The Hayle Railway opened the railway through this site in 1837 to link Hayle and Redruth. To overcome a significant change in elevation an inclined plane was built to the east of the present viaduct. When the West Cornwall Railway took over the route, it built a timber trestle viaduct as part of a more gently graded route which by-passed the inclined plane.
The present-day viaduct was built by the Great Western Railway in 1888 as part of a programme to replace the timber viaducts on the line and prepare the single-track route for double track. It is built of brick arches on stone piers.
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- Photos: 1902
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Turn right, over the Railway bridge.
(3) Turn right and follow the track, which leads into Old Mill Lane. Follow Old Mill Lane to a remote hamlet/farm, and on to the railway embankment tunnel. (Info: The embankment was part of the original wooden railway viaduct, which transported copper and tin ore to the port of Hayle.) The more modern viaduct is more visible after the tunnel.
(4) Carry on the track, looking for a railing and path down to the stream with a small bridge.
Penponds Viaduct
Penponds Viaduct was built by the West Cornwall Railway in 1857 to replace an inclined plane that had been built 20 years before by the Hayle Railway. Penponds is situated close to Camborne.
Bridges, Viaducts and Aqueducts - Cornish Mining World Heritage Site
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