Latitude: 53.1139 / 53°6'50"N
Longitude: -4.1227 / 4°7'21"W
OS Eastings: 258018
OS Northings: 359522
OS Grid: SH580595
Mapcode National: GBR 5Q.7T5J
Mapcode Global: WH54M.MZZN
Plus Code: 9C5Q4V7G+HW
Entry Name: Lower Viaduct
Listing Date: 28 May 1999
Last Amended: 28 May 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21851
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300021851
Location: Located towards the foot of the Snowdon Mountain Railway where it crosses the road and begins to ascend rapidly in height.
County: Gwynedd
Town: Caernarfon
Community: Llanberis
Community: Llanberis
Built-Up Area: Llanberis
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: Viaduct Railway viaduct
An original structure on The Snowdon Mountain Railway, which was founded as the Snowdon Mountain Tramroad & Hotels Co. Ltd. in 1894 and opened in 1896. The engineers were Douglas and Francis Fox and the line was originally operated by 5 steam locomotives from Switzerland on the rack and pinion system first devised by Dr Roman Abt of Lucerne. Purely recreational in use, the line has always been a major attraction to tourists visiting the area.
Railway viaduct comprising 13 skewed round-headed arches rapidly increasing in height to incline, with a further half arch above the natural rock to the top end. Snecked rock-faced rubblestone blocks with heavily tooled ashlar coping and toothed purple brick to arches.
Included as a major engineering structure on the pioneering Snowdon Mountain Railway.
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