Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
22/10/2001
Date of Amendment
22/10/2001
Name of Property
Pont Rhyd-y-Fen
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Location
Spanning the Afon Tryweryn to the west of the Llyn Celyn; carrying a lane running SE from the main road towards Llidiardau.
History
Late C18 or early C19 regional road bridge.
Exterior
Road bridge of 2 spans with 4 small, adjacent flood openings. Of rubble construction with rough-dressed voussoirs to segmental main arches, recessed below archrings of narrow stones in the regional manner. Shallow triangular cutwater to the centre on the upstream side, with outer butresses. Slightly-humped carriageway with slab-coped rubble parapets. The flood openings are on the western side and consist of plain square openings with slatestone lintels.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late C18 or early C19 two-span regional road bridge, retaining original character.
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