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Rumney Railway Overbridge, Rectory Road, Bedwas

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NPRN43151
Map ReferenceST18NE
Grid ReferenceST1719089284
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCaerphilly
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityBedwas
Type Of SiteROAD BRIDGE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. Single span over double track railway, cast iron girders squared rubble abutments and parapet.
RCAHMW, January 1993.
2. Two cast-iron girder bridges (see also nprn 423165) inset with flagstones and masonry parapets. Girders carry narrative: 'RUMNEY RAILWAY 1863. EAGLE FOUNDRY, CARDIFF'. The last major engineering works of Rumney Tramroad before taken over by Brecon & Merthyr Railway.
(A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of South East Wales, AIA, 2003)
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 03 August 2018.