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Today, limited traces of the canal remain, about one half being covered by the A470 Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil trunk road, which was constructed in the 1970s. Much of the Taff Trail between Abercynon and Merthyr Tydfil follows line of the canal. The section from Tongwynlais to the Melingriffith Tin Plate Works at Whitchurch has been retained in water and was used for fishing, but is now a nature reserve. In addition, there are a few bridges and locks which have not been destroyed. There are also short stretches in water at Nightingales Bush and at Locks 31 and 32 in Pontypridd and there are plans for restoration here. A boat weighing machine, one of only four known to have existed on British canals, which was originally installed at Tongwynlais, and later moved to North Road, Cardiff, was presented to the British Transport Commission in 1955, and re-erected at the Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum in 1964. A footbridge over the canal near to Cardiff Castle is now in use as an underpass that allows pedestrians to go under a road near the Castle.
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