Bridges of Aberdulais
There are more bridges in Aberdulais than any other place in the UK for its size.
First let's look at a Google aerial view of just a few of the bridges over the River Neath.
At the bottom of the above photo, you will the road bridge to Tonna then the Vale of Neath railway viaduct (note the shadow cast) follow by the aquaduct of the Tennant canal crossing the river.
The photographs below are yet more views of this fascinating area and the marvels of these bridges.
The 130 metres aqueduct is the longest aqueduct in South Wales.
"William Kirkhouse (1776 - 1866) was a canal and mining engineer who lived in Neath, South Wales.
Between 1817 and 1824 Kirkhouse was engineer for the Tennant Canal (Neath & Tennant Canal), initially as an extension of the Glan-Y-Wern Canal, with the intention of linking the Tawe and Neath rivers. Work started in 1817, and the canal entered the River Neath at Red Jacket by 1818. However, barges from the Neath Canal could not cross the river, and so a further extension was started in 1820, to link with the Neath Canal basin at Aberdulais. The extension crosses the river on a 10-arched aqueduct.
Pont Gam skew bridge at Aberdulais canal basin
The beautifully elegant skew bridge at Aberdulais basin, which is situated at the point where the Neath and Tennant canals divide to reach Briton Ferry and Port Tennant.
Remains of tram road bridge at Aberdulais Falls Tinplate Works, Blaenhonddan.
Aberdulais aqueduct
