Case Study
Cwmbach Rail Bridge A470 Cwmbach to Newbridge-on-Wye
Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd Waterways House · Llanfoist · Abergavenny · Monmouthshire · NP7 9LN Tel. 01873 857211 · Fax. 01873 857679 Email sales@alungriffiths.co.uk · www.alungriffiths.co.uk Client Welsh Government Location Builth Wells Date 2010-2011 Value Total Project £36m CWMBACH RAIL BRIDGE A470 Cwmbach to Newbridge-on-Wye The Cwmbach Bridge crosses the Central Wales line just North of Builth Road Junction, near Builth Wells. The structure comprised a three span bridge, with reinforced concrete abutments at each end and two centrally located reinforced concrete piers, the over deck was a structural steelwork concrete composite. The structure was designed as a Category 3 structure due to the proximity to the railway