Hengoed Viaduct

Hengoed Viaduct
Coordinates51°38′44.53″N 3°13′25.65″W / 51.6457028°N 3.2237917°W / 51.6457028; -3.2237917
CarriesTaff Vale Extension
National Cycle Route 47
CrossesRhymney River
LocaleMaesycwmmer, Caerphilly, South Wales
Other name(s)Maesycwmmer Viaduct
Rhymney Viaduct
OwnerNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Great Western Railway
British Railways
Railway Paths
Heritage statusReopened: 2000
Grade II* listed
Preceded byCrumlin Viaduct
Followed byQuakers Yard
Taff Vale Railway
Characteristics
DesignThomas W. Kennard
MaterialStone
Total length284 yards (260 m)
Height120 feet (37 m)
No. of spans16
History
ArchitectCharles Liddell
DesignerThomas W. Kennard
Engineering design byThomas W. Kennard
Constructed byMessrs Rennie and Logan
Construction start1853
Construction end1854
Construction cost£20,000
Opened1854
Inaugurated1854
Closed1964
Location
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Hengoed Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct located above the village of Maesycwmmer, in Caerphilly county borough, South Wales. Grade II* listed, it was originally built to carry the Taff Vale Extension of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway (NA&HR) across the Rhymney River, and is now part of National Cycle Route 47.