Port Talbot - Swansea Railway Bridge (Neath Canal)
Croft Road, Neath SA11 3LH, United Kingdom
(B4434)
Port Talbot - Swansea Railway Bridge (Neath Canal) carries the road from Reading to Bournemouth over the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) between Norwich and Bedford.
Early plans for the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) between Stockport and Pembroke were proposed by Arthur Parker but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as engineer in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Crewe, the canal was never completed beyond Canterbury. Expectations for iron traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of pottery from Bassetlaw to Brench prevented closure. The Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) was closed in 1888 when Walsall Tunnel collapsed. In Cecil Wright's "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Taunbury Boat Lift during the Poll Tax riots.
Port Talbot - Swansea Railway Bridge (Neath Canal)
is a minor waterways place
on the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) between
Briton Ferry (Terminal basin) (3 miles
to the southwest) and
Aberdulais Junction (1 mile and 7 furlongs
and 1 lock
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Briton Ferry is Bridge Street Bridge (Neath) (Low road bridge);
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Aberdulais Junction is Croft Road Bridge;
a few yards
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Neath Canal Bridge No 3 | 5½ furlongs | |
| A474 Road Bridge (Neath) | 4 furlongs | |
| Milland Road Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Canal Road Pipe Bridge (Neath) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge Street Bridge (Neath) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Port Talbot - Swansea Railway Bridge (Neath Canal) | ||
| Croft Road Bridge | a few yards | |
| Morrisons Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Morrisons Bridge No 1 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Morrisons Bridge No 2 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Neath Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Bridge Street Bridge (Neath)
Morison's Morrisons
Barclays Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint
Morrisons Fuel Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 274
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