Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
10894
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/01/1991
Date of Amendment
10/01/1991
Name of Property
Tramroad Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Aberdare West
Town
Locality
Trecynon
Easting
299712
Northing
203631
Street Side
Location
Spanning the River Cynon immediately below the modern A4059 bypass.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Erected in l811 and manufactured by the Abernant Foundry. Carried the tramroad from Abernant across to the Trecynon area; may also have carried traffic for Ysguborwen and Aberdare works.
Exterior
Early cast-iron bridge ca 3m wide and ca l0.5m long; rubble abutments. Decking of cast iron plates on four arched lattice beams. Simple modern iron parapets, one upright is reused and inscribed 'Abernant l8ll'. Ridged top to the deck providing the horses with grip when pulling across the bridge. Abutments are slightly curved outwards at ends. Recently restored and now forming part of a public footpath.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: Gm347
Interior
Reason for designation
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