Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct (partly in Cefn Community) is a Grade II* listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 January 1966. Railway viaduct.

Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct (partly in Cefn Community)

WRENN ID
distant-corner-swallow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
4 January 1966
Type
Railway viaduct
Address
Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct (partly in Cefn Community), Chirk
OS grid reference
SJ 285 411
Coordinates
52.96289, -3.06525
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct is a significant structure built of coursed squared rock-faced sandstone, with an upper arched stage made of brick faced with stone. It measures 460 meters (1,508 feet) in length and features 19 arches, each spanning 18.2 meters (60 feet) and rising 46 meters (147 feet) above the river. The main piers of the viaduct taper upwards to the springing line, and the arch voussoirs are recessed behind the face. At the top, a low parapet is supported by a corbel table.

Local climate

Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct (partly in Cefn Community) receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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