The Somerton Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in the town of Somerton in

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lor ...

, 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 Lon ...

, 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, England. It is sourced from the Park Pond in Castle Cary and flows towards the southwest. Etymology The origin of the name ''Cary'' is uncertain. It may be derived from pre-Celtic ''kar-'', meaning "stony, ...

. The viaduct was opened in 1906. The construction was overseen by

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 mill ...

engineer P.A. Anthony.Langmaid, Nancy, (c2009) ''The Wooldridge Album,'' Somerton Viaduct

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