Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
81960
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/10/2003
Date of Amendment
22/10/2003
Name of Property
Morfa Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Bonymaen
Town
Swansea
Locality
Morfa
Easting
266439
Northing
195438
Street Side
Location
Across the River Tawe, beside the entrance to Swansea Athletic Stadium.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Iron and timber bascule bridge built 1909 for Williams, Foster and Company. It provided a rail link between the Morfa Works and waste tips on the E side of the Tawe. The bridge has a water tank under its W end which when filled caused the main deck of the bridge to lift clear of its timber supports.
Exterior
Iron and timber bascule bridge with coursed rubble abutments with raked revetment walls, raised twin piers with pyramidal cappings. Timber deck with modern handrails supported by braced timber piers with raked supports. Wider centre bay with square timber pier on W bank supports ironwork girder frame to counterpoised lifting deck (formerly with hydraulic power but now fixed).
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a rare survival of the historically important lifting and swivelling bridges on the lower Afon Tawe. Scheduled Ancient Monument GM392.
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