Cycle Milepost - Hengoed Viaduct - Wales
N 51° 38.796 W 003° 13.244
30U E 484727 N 5721756
The milepost takes the form of an abstract tree with relief imagery of fossils depicting the passage of time from early primitive creatures to the ultimate demise of fossil fuel driven technology.
Waymark Code: WMDWXF
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/04/2012
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There are four different types of Millennium Mileposts. The first 250 posts to be commissioned was designed by John Mills, and his piece was entitled The Fossil Tree.
National Route 47 of the National Cycle Network is a mainly inland route starting at Newport and finishing at Fishguard passing through Neath and Carmarthen. Some sections of the route use parts of National Route 8 and National Route 4.
There are two direction arms on this milepost.
The inscriptions read :-
Taff Trail 4.1/4M, Pontypridd 10M, Newport 15M, and Crosskeys 7M.
Cycle Route 47.
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/2000
Material: Metal
Inscription: Taff Trail 4.1/4M, Pontypridd 10M, Newport 15M, and Crosskeys 7M.
Cycle Route 47.
Name of road: Cycle Route 47, Over Hengoed Viaduct.
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