River Avon Viaduct (MLN19078)

The River Avon Viaduct is a Grade II listed structure made of handmade red brick, featuring extensive refacing and patching with a mix of red, brown, and Great Western Railway purple and red engineering brick. Despite these alterations, the overall appearance remains predominantly red brick, laid in English bond. The stone parapet coping adds to its character.

The viaduct consists of three semi-elliptical arches that span the river, supported by rounded cutwaters with impost mouldings. Slightly raked piers flank these arches, and there is a single narrower semi-circular flood arch on each bank. The abutments are tightly radiused and slightly raked, seamlessly transitioning into short wing walls that are perpendicular to the route. At the top, there are two plain string courses that resemble a simplified classical cornice, leading to a low parapet with plain, square cut coping. The post-war round-section steel handrails attached to the coping are not considered of special interest.