River Clydach Aqueduct
A465, Neath Abbey SA10 7DW, United Kingdom
(A465)
River Clydach Aqueduct carries the road from Runchester to Bedford over the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Tennant Canal) near to Bolton Inclined plane.
The Neath and Tennant Canal - (Tennant Canal) was built by Cecil Wright and opened on 17 September 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Chester to Southend canal at Presstone, the difficulty of tunneling under Maidstone caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Birmingham instead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Neath never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In his autobiography Barry Harding writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s
River Clydach Aqueduct
is a minor waterways place
on the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Tennant Canal) between
Aberdulais Junction (2 miles and 6¾ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the east) and
Port Tennant (5 miles and 1¼ furlongs
to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Aberdulais Junction is Neath (A474) Road Bridge No 2;
2¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Port Tennant is Neath Abbey Bridge;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a river under the canal.
| Port Talbot - Swansea Railway Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Neath (A465T) Footbridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Neath (A465T) Road Bridge No 4 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Neath (A474) Road Bridge No 1 | 2¾ furlongs | |
Neath (A474) Road Bridge No 2  | 2¾ furlongs | |
| River Clydach Aqueduct | ||
| Neath Abbey Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tennant Bridge No 1 | 3 furlongs | |
| Tennant Bridge No 2 | 3 furlongs | |
| Tennant Bridge No 3 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Tennant Bridge No 4 | 5 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Tesco Tesco - Nearh - Neath Abbey Road
Tesco Cafe Stores - Nearh - Neath Abbey RoadAmenities nearby at Neath Abbey Bridge
Abbey Gate Stores
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[Gilwern]
the latter a footpath between Gilwern and Clydach. The canal crosses the River Clydach on the Gilwern Aqueduct, an embankment over 90 feet high, just next
[Swansea Canal]
labour force. The canal crosses the Lower Clydach River on an aqueduct, which discharges water into the river, and the watered section comes to an abrupt
[Clydach Gorge]
The Clydach Gorge (also known as Cwm Clydach) is a steep-sided valley in south-east Wales down which the River Clydach flows to the River Usk. It runs
[River Neath]
an old tinworks. Close by the river flows past the once grand estate of Ynysygerwn. A smaller tributary, the River Clydach, flows southward through the
[Lake Vyrnwy]
took the aqueduct under the Mersey, riveted steel piping was also used, which was to become the norm for trunk water-main piping. The aqueducts cross the
[John Dadford]
route from Llammarch Colliery to Clydach Ironworks. Dadford's bridge over the Usk collapsed in February 1795, when the river was in flood, and the fact that
[River Taff]
the river flows south, passing several towns. It picks up a few tributaries, such as the River Cynon, River Rhondda, Bargoed Taf and Nant Clydach. It
[Elan Valley Reservoirs]
is carried by gravity to Frankley Reservoir in Birmingham via the Elan aqueduct. Pumping is not required because the network drops 52 metres (171 ft) along
[River Usk]
downstream again is the substantial Brynich Aqueduct bringing the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal over the river at Llanfrynach. There was another pair of
[Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal]
Dadford stated that further money was needed to complete the section from Clydach to Brecon. Benjamin Outram was called in to inspect the work and to advise
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Swansea Canal - WikipediaThe Swansea Canal (Welsh: Camlas Abertawe) was a canal constructed by the Swansea .... The canal empties from an aqueduct into the Lower Clydach River at the point where it joins the River Tawe. A project is underway to dredge the canal  ...
At the impressive Lower Clydach Aqueduct, you can see a grand meeting of the waters, where the canal joins with the Lower Clydach River and the River Tawe.
Gilwern is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies beside the River Usk and the ... The canal crosses the River Clydach on the Gilwern Aqueduct, ...
It goes under the by-pass, climbs slightly crossing the Upper Clydach River at a point where the canal is extant and on an aqueduct; emerging in Herbert Street.
The Swansea Canal runs over the aqueduct at Clydach. ... The canal empties from a viaduct into the Clydach River at the point where it joins the River Tawe.
Aug 16, 2009 ... English: Swansea Canal overflows into Lower Clydach River Just don't ask what the water level is. The aqueduct here is also a handy overflow ...
Mainly supplied with water by the River Usk, it stretched for 35 miles from Brecon to ... At Brynich, just below Brecon, an ambitious four-arch aqueduct was built to carry the canal over the River Usk. ... It takes the canal over the River Clydach.
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