Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
120
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/06/1967
Date of Amendment
11/08/1997
Name of Property
Pont Rhyd-y-Dyfrgi
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Bro Garmon
Town
Locality
Voelas
Easting
284849
Northing
351384
Street Side
Location
Spanning the Afon Conwy at the SE border of the community immediately N of the A5 and carrying the metalled drive to Voelas.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Imposing triple-arched road bridge apparently built in 1788.
Exterior
Approximately 30m long with 5m wide flat carriageway. Rubble construction with natural rock foundations, forming irregular cutwaters to both up-and downstream sides. Segmental arches, that to the centre wider and higher than those flanking; roughly-dressed voussoirs with archrings and flat, dividing pilasters. Plain stringcourse below slab-coped parapets, with splayed northern approaches and square, coped terminating piers.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of a late C18 vernacular 3-span bridge.
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