The Wireworks Bridge Crossing The River Wye At Tintern
Grade 2 listed. Built in 1875, this bridge carried a short-lived branch to the nearby Abbey Tinplate Works. Known as the Wireworks branch, the line proved to be a financial disaster - the wireworks had closed by the time construction of the line was completed.
The branch line was rendered useless after the tracks buckled in the very hot summer of 1935. The track was lifted in 1941.
The wooden planked road is now used as a footpath and for farm traffic .
Viewed from the Welsh to the English bank of Wye .
The Wireworks Bridge Crossing The River Wye At Tintern
Grade 2 listed. Built in 1875, this bridge carried a short-lived branch to the nearby Abbey Tinplate Works. Known as the Wireworks branch, the line proved to be a financial disaster - the wireworks had closed by the time construction of the line was completed.
The branch line was rendered useless after the tracks buckled in the very hot summer of 1935. The track was lifted in 1941.
The wooden planked road is now used as a footpath and for farm traffic .
Viewed from the Welsh to the English bank of Wye .