Pont Reilfordd y Morfa Railway Bridge

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Pont Reilfordd y Morfa Railway Bridge

Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 28 Dec 2008

The Morfa railway bridge spanning the Tawe River and located near the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. Constructed in 1909 it carried waste from the Morfa Copper Works to a dump on the eastern side of the river. It also linked the former with the Upper Bank Copper Works. The bridge had a water tank on its western end which, when filled, enabled it to tilt up an allow high masted boats to pass through safely. Rhychwanta Pont Reilffordd y Morfa Afon Tawe ger y Stadiwm Liberty. Adeiladwyd y bont yn 1909 er cludo gwastraff i'r tip ar ochr ddwyreinol o'r afon. Cysylltai'r rheilffordd hefyd y gwaith hwn a Gwaith Copr Upper Bank. Mae gan y bont danc dwr ar ei ochr orllewinol ac wrth i ddwr ei lenwi fe godai'r bont gan adael i fadau a hwyliau uchel basio heibio yn ddiogel.

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51.641843
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