Rail bridge over Ystrad Road

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Rail bridge over Ystrad Road by Nigel Davies as part of the Geograph project.

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Rail bridge over Ystrad Road

Image: © Nigel Davies Taken: 8 Oct 2006

It looks like this road was dug under the railway as an afterthought. The low bridge, narrow road and tight dip combine to hinder this rat run. In heavy rain the dip can fill up. In freak conditions this is one of the first roads to become impassable.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.641174
Longitude
-4.004378