Pontypridd Bridge

bridge, Wales, United Kingdom

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The Pontypridd Bridge, constructed in 1736 by William Edwards, is a single-span stone bridge over the River Taff in Pontypridd, Wales. It is no longer in use. Pontypridd itself is an industrial town located at the confluence of the Rivers Rhondda and Taff. While historically known for coal mining and chain making, these industries have declined, and lighter manufacturing has developed.1

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…bridge in the British Isles—the Pontypridd Bridge (1750), over the Taff in Wales, with a lofty span of 42 meters (140 feet). In London the young Swiss engineer Charles Labelye, entrusted with the building of the first bridge at Westminster, evolved a novel and ingenious method of sinking the foundations,…
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…bridge in the British Isles—the Pontypridd Bridge (1750), over the Taff in Wales, with a lofty span of 42 meters (140 feet). In London the young Swiss engineer Charles Labelye, entrusted with the building of the first bridge at Westminster, evolved a novel and ingenious method of sinking the foundations,…
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Pontypridd
A single-span 140-foot (43-metre) bridge over the Taff, no longer in use, was constructed in 1736 by William Edwards, a local stonemason. Pop. (2001) 33,233; (2011) 32,694.
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A single-span 140-foot (43-metre) bridge over the Taff, no longer in use, was constructed in 1736 by William Edwards, a local stonemason. Pop. (2001) 33,233; (2011) 32,694.
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