The world's first railway viaduct, which became known as the "Covered Bridge", is built at Blaenavon in South Wales for a horse-worked tramway carrying coal to the ironworkscoke ovens. It is 40m (130ft) long with 10 arches and 10m (33ft) tall.[1][2]
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