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The Somerton Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in the town of
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in
Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...
, England. It is situated on the
Langport and Castle Cary Railway The Langport and Castle Cary Railway is a railway line from Castle Cary railway station to Cogload Junction near Taunton, Somerset, England, which reduced the length of the journey from London to Penzance by . History Through trains from Londo ...
, known as the Castle Cary Cut-off, on the Reading to Taunton Line. It carries the railway over the
River Cary The River Cary is a river in Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and B ...
. The viaduct was opened in 1906. The construction was overseen by
Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, ...
engineer P.A. Anthony.Langmaid, Nancy, (c2009) ''The Wooldridge Album,'' Somerton Viaduct


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