Type bridge Designated 16 November 1962 | OS grid reference SN 997 036 Reference no. GM347 Year built 1811 | |
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Location Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales | ||
The Iron Tram Bridge, Robertson is an early example of a "railway" bridge. It crosses the River Cynon between Trecynon and Robertstown. It carried the Llwydcoed Tramroad (4 feet (1.22 m) gauge) which ran from Hirwaun to the canal head at Cwmbach, south east of Aberdare. It was built by the Aberdare Canal & Navigation Company in 1811, and probably designed by George Overton.
Little remains of the tramroad but its route is now a footpath. The bridge is a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building.
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