 The problem with the Old Bridge was that it was so steep that it made it very difficult to get horse carts to go across it . By 1857 , a new bridge , the Victoria Bridge , was built next to the Old Bridge , which was paid for by the people of Pontypridd . The Victoria Bridge is a three @-@ arch bridge , that was built by Thomas Jenkins , this overcame many of the problems with the steepness of the Old Bridge . 
