Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railway bridge over Cadoxton Road
Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 November 2003
- Locality
- Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Blaenhonddan
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66700, -3.80949
- Cadw reference
- 82091
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Crossing Cadoxton Road some 75m SW of its junction with Dynevor Avenue.
History
Railway bridge over old main road. Built c1850 for the South Wales Railway, probably to designs of I.K. Brunel.
Exterior
Railway bridge, coursed squared rubble stone with broad elliptical arch. Cut tooled sandstone voussoirs, raised stone string course with coved lower moulding under parapet with cut stone copings.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome mid C19 stone bridge probably designed by Brunel, the renowned engineer.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Tennant Canal, including towpath retaining walls and overflow channelsTransportunder 1 mi
- Neath River Bridge (partly in Neath community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Neath River Bridge (partly in Blaenhonddan community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Neath Roman SiteFortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.