Ten Arch Bridge, Pontrhydyfen, Afan Valley, Wales.
N 51° 37.960 W 003° 44.749
30U E 448381 N 5720447
Pontrhydyfen Railway Viaduct is a ten-arch bridge which carried the South Wales Mineral Railway Junction line of the Port Talbot Railway & Dock company. The structure has brick abutments and piers with semicircular brick arches.
Waymark Code: WMDFT1
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/10/2012
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Pontrhydyfen is distinguished by two large 19th-century bridges that span the Afan Valley, a former aqueduct, four arch bridge known locally as 'Y Bont Fawr' (The Big Bridge), and a ten arch railway viaduct known as 'The Red Bridge' due to the fact that it has been constructed using red engineering bricks.
Many Web sites quote the bridge as being 9 Arches, but there are 10 arches, I counted several times.
The now dis-used railway viaduct was last used in 1962 when the when the railway line was closed. The viaduct was constructed from 1897 to 1898.
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Length of bridge: Approx 800 feet
Height of bridge: Approx 80 feet
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrian footpath, Cycle Route, & Richard Burton Trail.
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Afan Valley, Afan River, & Road.
Date constructed: 1898
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Afan Valley Footpath, & The Richard Burton Trail.
Location:
Pontrhydyfen, Afan Valley,
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