Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20743
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/10/1998
Date of Amendment
23/10/1998
Name of Property
Pont-y-rhyd-ddu (partly in Garw Valley community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Bridgend
Community
Garw Valley
Town
Llangynwyd Lower
Locality
Shwt
Easting
288976
Northing
186476
Street Side
Location
The bridge carries the road to Shwt, Bettws and Llangeinor across the Afon Llyvni, near the road junction with the A4063.
Description
Broad Class
Communications
Period
History
Probably built in the mid C19.
Exterior
Built of squared Pennant sandstone rubble. A segmental arch of narrow rubble voussoirs springing from vertical stone abutments, and spanning c. 8.4m between the margins of the river. The spandrels rise to an angled square string course at the base of the flush parapets, coped with roughly shaped semicircular rubble stones. Total height of the bridge coping from the water level is 6.3m. The abutment curves round on the W side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a good and unaltered example of a mid C19 road bridge in an area of rich industrial and transport remains in the Llynfi Valley.
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