Morfa Bridge, Bonymaen (Bôn-y-maen), Swansea

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6418 / 51°38'30"N

Longitude: -3.9316 / 3°55'53"W

OS Eastings: 266439

OS Northings: 195438

OS Grid: SS664954

Mapcode National: GBR WTT.Q8

Mapcode Global: VH4K3.SZXR

Plus Code: 9C3RJ3R9+P9

Entry Name: Morfa Bridge

Listing Date: 22 October 2003

Last Amended: 22 October 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 81960

ID on this website: 300081960

Location: Across the River Tawe, beside the entrance to Swansea Athletic Stadium.

County: Swansea

Town: Swansea

Community: Bonymaen (Bôn-y-maen)

Community: Bonymaen

Locality: Morfa

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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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).

Reasons for Listing

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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Other nearby listed buildings

II Morfa Bridge
Across the Ricer Tawe, beside the entrance to Swansea Athletic Stadium. E part in Bonymaen Community Council area.
II Morfa Quay
On W bank of River Tawe and close to the bascule bridge at entrance to Swansea Athletic Stadium.
II Quay walls at former Upper Bank Works
On the E bank of the Afon Tawe some 350m NE of the junction of the A4217 and Foxhole Road.
II Former smelter sheds at Upper Bank Works
On the E bank of the Afon Tawe some 350m NE of the junction of the A4217 and Foxhole Road.
II Canteen Building at the Former Yorkshire Imperial Metalworks
Set away from main road and reached under railway, entrance to works was formerly across Swansea Canal.
II Museum Stores, formerly Morfa Copperworks rolling mill
Located at the north side of the Hafod and Morfa copperworks site, off the cross-valley road between Foxhole Road and Neath Road.
II Laboratory Building at Entrance to Former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works
Set away from road and reached under railway, entrance to works was formerly across Swansea Canal. Formerly part of Morfa Copper Works.
II Pier to former waste tip tramroad and adjoining boundary wall
Located on the east side of the former Swansea Canal at the centre of the former Hafod and Morfa copperworks site.

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Morfa Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Bonymaen (Bôn-y-maen), Swansea