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Bridges and Aqueducts

This collection features significant engineering feats across South Wales, ranging from the rare Newport Transporter Bridge—one of only a few remaining worldwide—to the 19th-century stone viaducts of Pontsarn and Cefn Coed. It highlights the industrial heritage of the Swansea and Monmouthshire & Brecon canals, showcasing historic aqueducts and railway crossings that shaped the region’s transport history through the Brecon Beacons and the Usk and Loughor river valleys.

Bridges and Aqueducts — 地図

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Brecon Mountain Railway

Heritage steam railway following the original 1859 Brecon and Merthyr Railway route through the Brecon Beacons.

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Pontsarn Viaduct

A 19th-century railway viaduct featuring seven arches, built in 1866 to carry the Brecon and Merthyr Railway across the Morlais River.

Martinevans123 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Newport Bridge

Newport Bridge may refer to:

Andy Dingley / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Newport Transporter Bridge

The Newport Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales.

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Cefn Coed Viaduct

A 15-arch limestone viaduct completed in 1866. It is the third-largest structure of its kind in Wales and now forms part of the Taff Trail.

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Bassaleg Viaduct

Historic railway viaduct spanning the River Ebbw, originally serving the Great Western Railway network near Newport.

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Swansea Canal

The Swansea Canal was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798, running for 16.5 miles from…

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Swansea Canal

A section of the 18th-century waterway originally built to transport coal and iron from the Tawe Valley to Swansea Docks.

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Clydach Brook

A tributary of the River Tawe linked to the historical water management systems of the Swansea Canal.

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Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

A 35-mile historical waterway running through the Brecon Beacons National Park, featuring numerous 18th-century stone bridges and aqueducts.

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Pontrhydyfen Aqueduct

A Grade II* listed four-arch structure built in 1825 to carry water to the local ironworks, also known as the Bont Fawr Aqueduct.

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Monmouthshire Canal

Historical waterway dating from the 1790s, designed to transport industrial goods between the Eastern Valleys and the River Usk.

RobinLeicester / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Loughor Railway Viaduct

The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor.

Wiccasha / Public domain

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Loughor Bridge

The Loughor bridge is a road bridge crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between much of western Swansea and…

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