A train crossing the Barmouth Bridge

The Barmouth Bridge (Welsh: Pont Abermawr) is a railway viaduct that crosses the estuary of the River Mawddach near to Barmouth in Wales, on the coast of Cardigan Bay. A footbridge is incorporated on the landward side and pedestrians can walk by the side of the tracks across the river on payment of a toll of 50 pence (cycles 10 pence extra). The distance is about 900 yards. The viaduct carries the Cambrian Line from Shrewsbury, England to Pwllheli. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 332 KB) Summary A train crossing Barmouth Bridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 332 KB) Summary A train crossing Barmouth Bridge. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The River Mawddach (in Welsh, Afon Mawddach) is a river in North Wales which has its source north of Aran Fawddwy in Snowdonia and its mouth at the town of Barmouth. ... Barmouth (Welsh: Abermaw (formal); Y Bermo (colloquial)) is a town in the administrative county of Gwynedd, traditional county of Merionethshire, northwestern Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... The term Cardigan Bay, when used by itself, can refer to: A horse called Cardigan Bay A bay in Wales called Cardigan Bay A bay in Prince Edward Island called Cardigan Bay This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... Map sources for Shrewsbury at grid reference SJ4912 Porthill Bridge crossing the Severn at Shrewsbury Shrewsburys Old Market Hall and The Square Market Street, behind the Old Market Hall, with the Music Hall on the left Shrewsbury (pronounced either /ˈʃɹuːzbɹiː/ or /ˈʃɹəʊzbɹiː/) is a town of... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Pwllheli is the main market town of the Lleyn peninsula in northwestern Wales. ...

The bridge was opened in 1867. As built it included a lifting drawbridge section to permit the passage of tall ships, and at the time, was entirely constructed of wood. However, the drawbridge section, at the Northern end of the bridge, was rebuilt in 1901 as a swing bridge with two steel spans to allow the passage of tall ships. This facility is still available but rarely required. 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Bascule bridge. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A swing bridge is a bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below. ...

Serious doubts in the 1980s concerning the safety of the ageing wooden structure under the weight of modern locomotives led to a ban on locomotive hauled trains, such that steam and diesel locomotive hauled tours were required to terminate at Fairbourne. Following recent refurbishment of the bridge the weight restriction was relaxed in 2005, and both diesel hauled and steam hauled trains have on occasion been allowed over the bridge. Fairbourne railway station serves the village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. ...

The first crossing of the Afon Mawddach for motor cars (a toll bridge) is about five miles (8 km) further upstream.

External links

• Aerial photo of Barmouth Bridge. Other map and aerial photo sources.