Penweathers

Penweathers
Penweathers is located in Cornwall
Penweathers
Penweathers
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW801438
Civil parish
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtTR3
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western

Penweathers is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile (1.6 km) west of Truro city centre.[1]

The West Cornwall Railway opened the Penwithers railway viaduct on 17 December 1887. Constructed of granite from the quarries at Carn Brea. It consists of seven arches with a total length of 420 feet (130 m). With a uniform width of 24 feet (7.3 m), it was designed for a possible upgrade to two lines, if needed in the future.[2]

Penwithers viaduct
The Truro to Falmouth branch railway line at Penweathers

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth (Map). ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4.
  2. ^ "New Railway-viaduct near Truro". The Cornishman. No. 495. 22 December 1887. p. 5.



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