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