Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Road bridge near former Pontsarn Station
Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pontsarn, Merthyr Tydfil, Vaynor, designated on 16 June 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 16 June 2003
- Locality
- Pontsarn
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Community
- Vaynor
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77946, -3.38641
- Cadw reference
- 81197
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the Pontsarn to Vaynor road just W of the Pontsarn railway viaduct.
History
Built c1866 to take parish road over the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Pontsarn station was immediately to W and Pontsarn viaduct just to E.
Exterior
Road bridge on slight skew, rock-faced grey stone abutments and single elliptical arch of 7.9m span with stone voussoirs between battered piers. Parapets supported on string course of large stones with raised band above parapets stepped forward over piers. Rock-faced stone coping. Roadway some 6m wide with no footpath. Soffit in even-sized stones laid in parallel courses.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of later C19 road bridge building on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Group value with Pontsarn Viaduct.
Nearby in the register
- Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Pant Community)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pontsarn Railway Viaduct (also in Vaynor)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont-sarnTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont-SarnTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.