Road Bridge over Glamorganshire Canal, Old Rhydycar, Merthyr Tydfil

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NPRN43141
Map ReferenceSO00NW
Grid ReferenceSO0489805212
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMerthyr Tydfil
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityCyfarthfa
Type Of SiteROAD BRIDGE
PeriodPost Medieval, 18th Century
Description
SITE MOVED TO NGR: SO 04437 06651; NPRN 407729.
When visited in June 1979, the structure was noted as a fine, complete, cast-iron bridge dating from the 1790s, set on stone abutments; it carried a former parish road over the filled-in Glamorganshire Canal (nprn 34425). The bridge comprised cast-iron girders to the base and had a low iron-lattice parapet. Due to damage, it has since been moved to Chapel Row in Merthyr Tydfil and re-erected across a restored section of the canal.
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 23 May 2008.