Machynlleth half through girder bridge
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© David Meaden
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With the central girder it looks like the bridge was extended in width, and the central girder added then for the extra strength.
That is just what the Midland Railway did on the Settle & Carlisle in 1903 ish so the (then new ) compounds could be used on the line.
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According to G Briwnant-Jones in his book 'Railway through Talerddig' the bridge was rebuilt in its present form in 1927. However it appears to have been a replacement rather than rebuilding as the original was a wrought iron affair with timber decking. A photo of the earlier bridge in the book indicates it was a similar sort of structure with central girder.
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The arch was built to acommodate the Morben tramway. The tramway became part of the Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramway. This was a 2 ft 3 in gauge line originally worked by horses and gravity. It allowed slates to be carried down to quays at Morben on the Dovey estuary. Once the Newtown and Machynlleth railway was up and running in 1863, an exchange yard was built and the Corris slate traffic moved by rail. The Morben extension fell out of use and the arch was filled in, although I don't have a date for that.
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