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A zoomed-out view, showing neighbouring Pontypridd, Glyncoch and Ynysybwl.
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Slightly-more zoomed in, showing Pontypridd, Cilfynydd and Glyncoch.
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Fully zoomed in on the location in Cilfynydd. The red line is the branch, the blue line is the bridge.
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Amazing how this is still standing and in such a good condition!
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That's better, no bloody tree fully-obscuring the bridge.
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The abutment is in a good condition.
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A better view of the top-most part of the abutment.
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One of my favourite photos of this bridge.
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The top stones of the abutments would be heavy, I'd imagine!
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Brilliant stonework.
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What's that on the far-left of the abutment...
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A possible bridge code? (There was no clearly-evident signs of a bridge code on this bridge. Strange...)
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East-side of the bridge, facing the junction for the Llancaiach branch.
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A view of the trackbed, facing the junction with the Llancaiach branch.
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West-side of the bridge, facing the junction for the Llancaiach branch.
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Oh hi there, Tony!
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It's amazing that the abutment is still in such a good condition.
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Amazing how they built these back in the day!
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A view of the underside, showing the steel bars used to support the weight of the locomotives/stock.
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Sunlight creeping in under the top!
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The South-East abutment.
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I wonder what these steel bars could be for....
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Facing the colliery site, East-side of the bridge.
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Facing the colliery, East-side of the bridge.
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East-side of the bridge.
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Looking towards the South-Eastern abutment.
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Facing the colliery site, West-side of the bridge.
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Looking back towards the bridge, facing the colliery. This is the East-side of the bridge.
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Looking back towards the colliery site.
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Looking down the trackbed towards the junction!