Barmouth Bridge
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Barmouth Bridge, or Barmouth Viaduct, is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the River Mawddach near Barmouth, Wales. It is 900 yards long and carries the Camb
View of the bridge from above Barmouth
From 1902 until 2023, the north end of the crossing had a swing-bridge section to allow tall ships to pass.
The viaduct spans the Mawddach estuary between Barmouth (left) and Morfa Mawddach station
Illustration of the estuary and viaduct (with wooden drawbridge section on the left), c. 1869
Teredo navalis
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Teredo navalis, commonly called the naval shipworm or turu, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Teredinidae. This species is the type species of the genus Teredo. Li
Barmouth Bridge
…sections of ironwork, an intensive restoration programme was performed between December 1899 and late 1902. By 1980, the viaduct was under attack by marine woodworm, which led to concerns that it would have to be closed and demolished. Because of its value to tourism, it was repaired between 1985 and 1986, a closure…
Shipworm
Destruction by Teredo navalis worm in a tree branch