Pont-y-Cafnau
The Pont-y-Cafnau, is a 14.2-metre long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The bridge was designed by Watkin George and built in 1793 for his employer, the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, to support both a tramway and an aqueduct to carry limestone and water into the works.
- Bridge
- Description: bridge in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
- Also known as“Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge”“Pont-y-Cafnau Bridge”“Pont-y-cafnau,brecon Road”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cyfarthfa Ironworks and Joseph Parry’s Cottage.
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Penry Williams (artist), Public domain.
The Cyfarthfa Ironworks were major 18th- and… Cyfarthfa Ironworks is situated 820 feet southeast of Pont-y-Cafnau.
Joseph Parry’s Cottage
Museum
Joseph Parry's Cottage, also known as 4 Chapel Row… Joseph Parry’s Cottage is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Pont-y-Cafnau.
Merthyr Tydfil railway station
Railway station
Merthyr Tydfil railway station serves the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Merthyr Tydfil railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Pont-y-Cafnau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cefn-coed-y-cymmer and Heolgerrig.
Heolgerrig
Suburb
Heolgerrig is a small village in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.
Gurnos
Suburb
Gurnos is a community of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom.
Pont-y-Cafnau
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Latitude
51.75463° or 51° 45′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.39562° or 3° 23′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C3RQJ33+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway=footway
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
“Pont-y-Cafnau” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Pont y Cafnau Tramroad Bridge”
- Welsh: “Pont-y-Cafnau”
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