Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gethin Tramway Bridge
Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abercanaid, Troed-y-Rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, designated on 29 July 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 July 2003
- Locality
- Abercanaid
- Community
- Troed-y-Rhiw
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72114, -3.36524
- Cadw reference
- 81751
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at Gethin on the S side of Abercanaid just W of the former Glamorganshire canal.
History
Mid C19 tramway bridge to enable access for Gethin farm to its land, under the Gethin tramway incline. The tramway, built c1846/49, connected the two Crawshay collieries, Gethin No. 1 Pit (Lower Gethin) and Gethin No. 2 Pit. It permitted coal from either to be taken direct to Cyfarthfa Works (via No. 2 Pit) or via the Glamorganshire canal from the dock alongside No. 1 Pit.
Exterior
Narrow bridge with tall narrow arch (2.3m high, 2.9m wide and 9.9m deep), of rock-faced rubble stone with stringcourse over. Tall masonry revetment to side of sloping tramroad. No parapets.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved tramroad bridge of industrial archaeological interest, a now rare example of tramroad engineering in the region.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.