The Big Bridge - Satellite Oddity - Afan Valley, Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 37.993 W 003° 44.461
30U E 448714 N 5720504
The former Aquaduct is a four arch bridge and is 450 feet Long, and 75 feet high, known locally as 'Y Bont Fawr' The Big Bridge is situated at Pontrhydyfen, in the Afan Valley, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMGKRE
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/17/2013
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"Pontrhydyfen is distinguished by two large 19th-century bridges that span the valley at the confluence of the River Afan and the smaller Afon Pelenna. a railway viaduct ('the red bridge') and a Stone Bridge the former aqueduct, known locally as Y Bont Fawr (The Big Bridge), built by John Reynolds and completed in 1825, is 459 feet (140 m) long and over 75 feet (23 m) high. It supplied the water which powered the giant waterwheels of the Cwmavon blast furnaces. The bridge remains in use today, for pedestrians and cyclists,
the canal which it once carried having been filled in".
Source The Church in Wales Parish Web Site: (
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Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Pontrhydyfen, Afon Valley, Wales.
Road, Highway, Street, etc.: B4287, Queen Street
Water or other terrain spanned: Afon Valley, River Afan and the smaller Afon Pelenna.
Architect/Builder: John Reynolds
Construction Date: 1825