Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
22953
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/03/2000
Date of Amendment
09/03/2000
Name of Property
Halfway Bridge (partly in Llandygai community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanllechid
Town
Locality
Tregarth
Easting
260779
Northing
368967
Street Side
Location
Spanning the Afon Ogwen on a sharp bend of the A 5 approximately 2.5km north of Bethesda near the junction with the minor road to Tregarth.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably built c1825 in conjunction with the turnpiking of Thonmas Telford's London to Holyhead road between 1815 and 1830. The Afon Ogwen here forms the community boundary with Llandygai.
Exterior
Roughly coursed rubblestone with stone-on-edge coping to rebuilt parapet and string course. Single wide segmental arch with roughly shaped voussoirs but no arch-ring.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a good early C19 road bridge of impressive single span, one of several bridges built or rebuilt as part of improving transport links in this area in the late C18 and early C19.
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