Road bridge near former Pontsarn Station, Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7795 / 51°46'46"N

Longitude: -3.3864 / 3°23'11"W

OS Eastings: 304451

OS Northings: 209887

OS Grid: SO044098

Mapcode National: GBR YP.Z2N7

Mapcode Global: VH6CR.8J3Q

Plus Code: 9C3RQJH7+QC

Entry Name: Road bridge near former Pontsarn Station

Listing Date: 16 June 2003

Last Amended: 16 June 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81197

ID on this website: 300081197

Location: On the Pontsarn to Vaynor road just W of the Pontsarn railway viaduct.

County: Merthyr Tydfil

Town: Merthyr Tydfil

Community: Vaynor (Y Faenor)

Community: Vaynor

Locality: Pontsarn

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Pont Sticill

History

Built c1866 to take parish road over the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Pontsarn station was immediately to W and Pontsarn viaduct just to E.

Exterior

Road bridge on slight skew, rock-faced grey stone abutments and single elliptical arch of 7.9m span with stone voussoirs between battered piers. Parapets supported on string course of large stones with raised band above parapets stepped forward over piers. Rock-faced stone coping. Roadway some 6m wide with no footpath. Soffit in even-sized stones laid in parallel courses.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good example of later C19 road bridge building on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Group value with Pontsarn Viaduct.

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Road bridge near former Pontsarn Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil