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Pont-y-Cafnau Bridge

Picture number 13

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BridgesMerthyr Tydfil View location<\/font><\/a> Some of the railings leading to the bridge are original. The Pont-y-Cafnau (English: Bridge of Troughs), sometimes written Pont y Cafnau or Pontycafnau, is a 14.2-metre (47 ft) long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The bridge was designed by Watkin George and built in 1793 for his employer, the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, to support both a tramway and an aqueduct to carry limestone and water into the works. A Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, the Pont-y-Cafnau is the world's earliest surviving iron railway bridge.<\/font>
	Photographer: John Crellin
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21 October 2016

NIKON D750 21/10/2016 15:38:10 1/40 sec - F/9 Focal Length: 36mm Lens: 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 G VR Exposure mode: Shutter speed priority AE Metering: Multi-segment Focussing: AF-S Sensitivity: ISO 400

Image count =	Image ID = 3599	© John Crellin 2016	Buy picture at Alamy
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