Historic bridges · South Wales
Machine Bridge
In or near Treforest.
Machine Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Trefforest · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Machine Bridge, the nearest railway station is Trefforest, located 0.3 km away. The postcode for the area is CF37 1DB, and entry to the bridge is free.
About
Machine Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.5950°, -3.3238°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot (styled The Machine: Bride of PIN•BOT) is a 1991 pinball game designed by Python Anghelo and John Trudeau, and released by Williams. It is the second game in the Pin-Bot series, and is the last game produced by Williams to use a segmented score display rather than a dot-matrix screen. It is also one of the few pinball games produced that uses a variable-brightness segmented display.
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Background
Visiting
Barenaked Ladies played this machine in the music video for the "Silverball" track from their Silverball album. Plastilina Mosh featured this machine in the music video of Human Disco Ball, with the outside of the cabinet rethemed as the titular Human Disco Ball.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5950, -3.3238
- District
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parish
- Pontypridd Town
- Postcode
- CF37 1DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontypridd
- Nearest railway station
- Trefforest — 0.3 km
Sources
- osm: w1416725224 (ODbL)
- commons: Machine Bridge, Treforest-geograph.org.uk-3396032.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
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Public art & sculpture · 0.1 km
Pontypridd Past
Public art & sculpture · 0.1 km
Cecil Cinema
Theatres · 0.1 km
Treforest
Villages · 0.2 km
Crawshay Obelisk SW of Castle Bridge
Forts · 0.3 km
Glyn-Taf Crematorium and Cemetery
Cemeteries · 0.4 km
University of Glamorgan
Natural landmarks · 0.7 km
University of South Wales Art Collection Museum
Museums · 0.8 km
Treforest
Towns & cities · 0.8 km
Y Maen Chwyf
Public art & sculpture · 0.9 km
Bridge over Glamorganshire Canal W of Newbridge Chainworks basin
Historic bridges · 1.0 km
Ynysangharad Park
Parks · 1.0 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Machine Bridge?
- Machine Bridge is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF37 1DB), in the parish of Pontypridd Town.
- What is Machine Bridge?
- Machine Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Machine Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Trefforest, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF37 1DB.
- Is Machine Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Machine Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Machine Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Trefforest, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF37 1DB.