Rhydycar Skew Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 February 1995. Bridge.
Rhydycar Skew Bridge
- WRENN ID
- watchful-ashlar-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1995
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Rhydycar Skew Bridge, Troed-Y-Rhiw
- OS grid reference
- SO 050 050
- Coordinates
- 51.73641, -3.37706
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Rhydycar Skew Bridge is a three-arched bridge constructed of sandstone and brick. It features a large elliptical arch in the center, flanked by round-headed arches on either side, separated by thin, tapering piers. The central arch is made of red brick with five courses, while the side arches have three courses each. The piers, walls, and wings are built from bullnosed sandstone. The walls curve smoothly from the wings to the apex, which is situated below the level of the embankment above. Additionally, there are three round-headed relieving arches with prominent stone voussoirs that connect the central arch to the side arches.
Local climate
Rhydycar Skew Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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