Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21439
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
05/03/1999
Date of Amendment
05/03/1999
Name of Property
Michaelston Bridge (partly in Michaelston-y-Fedw Community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Rudry
Town
Locality
Llanfedw
Easting
324237
Northing
185480
Street Side
Location
Crossing the River Rhymney on N side of Michaelston-y-Fedw village and carrying a minor road between Michaelstone and Draethen.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably an C18 bridge but rebuilt in early C19 and shown in its present form on the 1839 Llanfedw Tithe map. In detail it is similar to Cefn Mably Bridge.
Exterior
Single-carriageway 2-span bridge in vernacular style, principally of snecked rubble stone. Segmental arches have fine arch rings, with a string course above the arches on the upstream side. The central pier has V-shaped cutwaters with shallow offsets, rising the full height of the parapet and defining refuges. The low parapet has a flat stone coping and is splayed out at the ends above the splayed abutments. The deck is laid with tarmac and is ramped from N to S.
Interior
Reason for designation
A well-preserved early C19 road bridge, one of a pair with Cefn Mably Bridge.
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