Melincryddan Bridge
Melincryddan Bridge carries the road from Oxford to Arun over the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal).
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.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Neath Canal Bridge No 1 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 2 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Port Talbot - Llanelli Railway Bridge (Neath Canal) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 3 | 2 furlongs | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 2 | 2 furlongs | |
| Melincryddan Bridge | ||
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 4 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 3 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| A474 Road Bridge (Neath) | 4½ furlongs | |
| Milland Road Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Canal Road Pipe Bridge (Neath) | 6½ furlongs | |
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