Pont Moelfre, Llangwm, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0136 / 53°0'48"N

Longitude: -3.5565 / 3°33'23"W

OS Eastings: 295669

OS Northings: 347386

OS Grid: SH956473

Mapcode National: GBR 6G.G0KF

Mapcode Global: WH66M.BJN2

Plus Code: 9C5R2C7V+C9

Entry Name: Pont Moelfre

Listing Date: 1 April 1998

Last Amended: 1 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19582

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300019582

Location: The bridge is located just off the A5 Holyhead Road, and carries the A4501 to Bala over the Afon Ceirw.

County: Conwy

Community: Llangwm

Locality: Arddwyfaen

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

The bridge was built in 1847 to the design of Thomas Penson, County Surveyor for Denbighshire, using John Morris as contractor. The project cost £344.

Exterior

Built of local rubble stone. A single elliptical arch spanning approximately 10.8m, the soffit rising to c2.8m above water level, the arch formed by 50cm deep unshaped projecting rustic rubble voussoirs rising to a dropped keystone. The rock-faced spandrels extend up to a plat band and above, to a flush stone-coped parapet. The width of the bridge between parallel sides is 5.5m, providing a 4.6m width level carriageway between the parapets, which curve out at the ends to terminate in shallow piers on the outer face only.

Reasons for Listing

Inclued as a fine mid C19 road bridge designed by the well-known county surveyor, and specialist in bridge design.

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II Potato Store/Root House at Hendre Arddwyfaen
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II Hendre Arddwyfaen
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II Farm Buildings NE of Hendre Arddwyfaen
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II Carthouse in farmyard NE of Hendre Arddwyfaen
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II Pont Tai'n-rhos, aka Pont-yr-ebach (partly in Cerrigydrudion Community)
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Pont Moelfre

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangwm, Conwy