Taff Viaduct - 1995 - Cardiff, Wales, UK
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N 51° 27.333 W 003° 10.736
30U E 487567 N 5700500
The 600 meter long Taff Viadut is part of the A4232 Cardiff Link Road in the Bay area of the city. The corner stones are in the form of a carved stone relief of the Coat of Arms of county of South Glamorgan.
Waymark Code: WMGXQ7
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/21/2013
Views: 4
Above the Coat of Arms are the words South Glamorgan and below the same in Walsh i.e. De Morgannwg. The other writing on the Coat of arms is the moto i.e. 'Y DDINAS A'R FRO' which is Welsh for 'The City and the Vale'
The animals on the Coat of Arms are a dragon and winged lion.
From Wikipedia:
The A4232, which is also known either as the Peripheral Distributor Road (PDR) (Welsh: Ffordd Ddosbarthu Ymylol) or the Cardiff Link Road (Welsh: Ffordd Gyswllt Caerdydd), is a distributor road in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.
Construction of the 600 m (2,000 ft) Taff Viaduct (Welsh: Traphont Tâf) includes a dual-carriageway roadway plus a foot and cycle path. South Glamorgan County Council was the local authority in charge of the project at the time and construction of the viaduct began in March, 1991.
The viaduct was constructed using precast concrete segments, which is widely used in the construction industry for medium to long span viaducts. Segments were made in a casting yard near the site and then transported for final assembly of the viaduct.
Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1995
Date stone, plaque location.: South-Eastern end of the bridge, beside the footpath.
Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: River Taff
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed
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