Cutting and bridge
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The photograph on this page of Cutting and bridge by Jonathan Wilkins as part of the Geograph project.
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Cutting and bridge
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 30 Jul 2020
A wonderful construction in blue engineering brick carries a minor road over the former Llanberis branch railway line, now converted into a superb leisure path. Tensile netting prevents falling rocks from reaching the track, a hazard that is particular to the northeast side of the cutting due to the intersection of the regional cleavage with the excavation. The sound-effects of the steam trains pounding up this inclined route must have been wonderful.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.192342
Longitude
-4.08514