Pen-y-Clip Viaduct, Penmaenmawr 1961
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This authentic 1960s colour photograph, captured in 1961, documents the impressive Pen-y-Clip road viaduct on the A55 coastal route near Penmaenmawr, Conwy. The archival image showcases the grand stone-arched viaduct, which was designed by the engineering firm Howard Humphreys & Sons and completed in 1935 to bypass the treacherous cliffs of Penmaenbach and Pen-y-Clip. Several period-correct vehicles are seen travelling along the elevated roadway high above the Irish Sea. Below the road level, distinct plumes of white smoke and steam indicate a steam locomotive passing along the Chester and Holyhead Railway viaduct, which runs parallel to the cliff face. The scene captures the dramatic intersection of 19th-century rail and 20th-century road infrastructure against the rugged North Wales coastline. This factual record preserves the original two-way configuration of the viaduct, decades before the 1993 opening of the Pen-y-Clip tunnel converted this section of the A55 into a one-way eastbound dual carriageway.
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