Pont-y-Cafnau
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Pont-y-Cafnau is an early iron railway and tramroad bridge in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, regarded as one of the world’s first iron railway bridges and a significant monument of the Industrial Revolution.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage monument
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iron railway bridge → tramroad bridge → |
| builtFor |
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
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Glamorganshire Canal → |
| constructionStart |
1792
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| country |
Wales
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| crosses |
River Taff
NERFINISHED
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| designedBy |
Watkin George
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| era |
Industrial Revolution
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| function |
carried tramroad
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carried water in an aqueduct → |
| hasCategory |
Bridges in Merthyr Tydfil
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Grade II* listed bridges in Wales → Industrial archaeological sites in Wales → Railway bridges in Wales → Scheduled monuments in Merthyr Tydfil → |
| hasCoordinateSystem |
WGS84
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| hasDesign |
combined tramroad bridge and aqueduct
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| hasLanguageOfName |
Welsh
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| hasSpanType |
multiple-span bridge
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| hasStructure |
cast-iron trusses
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stone piers → |
| hasTransportMode |
railway
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tramroad → |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
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Scheduled monument → |
| heritageRegister |
Cadw
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| isPartOf |
industrial landscape of Merthyr Tydfil
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| isTouristAttraction |
true
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| locatedIn |
Merthyr Tydfil
NERFINISHED
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South Wales NERFINISHED → |
| locatedNear |
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
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Glamorganshire Canal → |
| material |
cast iron
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stone → |
| nameMeaning |
Bridge of Troughs
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| opened |
1793
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| owner |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
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| railwayType |
plateway
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| region |
Glamorgan
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| significance |
important monument of the Industrial Revolution
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one of the world’s first iron railway bridges → |
| usedFor |
transport of iron
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water supply to ironworks → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Merthyr Tydfil
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hasLandmark |