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Latitude: 53.3034 / 53°18'12"N
Longitude: -3.4091 / 3°24'32"W
OS Eastings: 306198
OS Northings: 379422
OS Grid: SJ061794
Mapcode National: GBR 4ZM7.RJ
Mapcode Global: WH76G.L7VC
Plus Code: 9C5R8H3R+99
Entry Name: Viaduct over Dyserth and Cwm Railway
Listing Date: 10 December 2001
Last Amended: 10 December 2001
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 25962
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300025962
Location: Over Prestatyn-Dyserth walkway, formerly the Dyserth and Cwm branch railway, about 200 m north-west of Anglia Buildings offices
County: Denbighshire
Community: Dyserth
Community: Dyserth
Locality: Prestatyn-Dyserth walkway
Built-Up Area: Dyserth
Traditional County: Flintshire
Tagged with: Viaduct
In 1869 a three-mile standard-gauge branch railway from the Chester and Holyhead railway near Prestatyn station, passing through Meliden to Dyserth and Cwm, was opened. It ran inland at a 1:45 gradient to serve the mineral trade, bringing out lead, haematite and limestone. The main user appears to have been the limestone business of W L Hobbs at Dyserth.
This viaduct, together with the bridge about 120 m further north-west which carries the Pandy Road over the railway, appear to be original and so must be dated c.1869.
The purpose of the viaduct is not apparent, but it may have been constructed to serve cart traffic from a pit about 150 m to its north-east. It is not now connected to the road system.
A bridge of three arches of about 5 m span, carrying a carriageway about 4½ m in width. The masonry is in rock-faced roughly axe-dressed work, apart from the arches themselves which are formed of common brickwork in three ½-brick rings. Slight corbel formed at base of parapet in sandstone. Sandstone coping.
A fine three-arch viaduct of 1869 over a small branch railway, which has remained unaltered.
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