Cwm Prysor Viaduct, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Cwm Prysor Viaduct
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#67 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

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Cwm Prysor Viaduct, Snowdonia National Park

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Cwm Prysor Viaduct, which is occasionally referred to as Blaen-y-Cwm Viaduct, is a railway viaduct which crosses the Afon Prysor in thinly populated uplands east of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. It was built by the Bala and Festiniog Railway. It carried a singly track on a line that ran between Bala Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog. The line it was built for went out of service in 1961. ()

Opened: 1 November 1882 (142 years ago)Length: 490 ftHeight: 105 ftCoordinates: 52°55'56"N, 3°49'24"W

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Cwm Prysor Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arenig Fawr, Tomen y Mur, Manod Mawr, Llyn Arenig Fawr.

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