Hengoed Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 51°38′44.53″N 3°13′25.65″W / 51.6457028°N 3.2237917°W |
Carries | Taff Vale Extension National Cycle Route 47 |
Crosses | Rhymney River |
Locale | Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly, South Wales |
Other name(s) | Maesycwmmer Viaduct Rhymney Viaduct |
Owner | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Great Western Railway British Railways Railway Paths |
Heritage status | Reopened: 2000 Grade II* listed |
Preceded by | Crumlin Viaduct |
Followed by | Quakers Yard Taff Vale Railway |
Characteristics | |
Design | Thomas W. Kennard |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 284 yards (260 m) |
Height | 120 feet (37 m) |
No. of spans | 16 |
History | |
Architect | Charles Liddell |
Designer | Thomas W. Kennard |
Engineering design by | Thomas W. Kennard |
Constructed by | Messrs Rennie and Logan |
Construction start | 1853 |
Construction end | 1854 |
Construction cost | £20,000 |
Opened | 1854 |
Inaugurated | 1854 |
Closed | 1964 |
Location | |
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.