Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Abercaseg
Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 April 1997
- Locality
- Bethesda
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Bethesda
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17609, -4.05073
- Cadw reference
- 18382
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 300m S of centre of Bethesda near football club pavilion.
History
Late C18 road bridge over River Caseg. On minor lane that was old road from Pont Twr on Ogwen to Llanllechid, superseded by Telford's main road c1820. Mentioned c1810 as bridge over the Caseg on road from Talybont to Pont y Twr.
Exterior
Rubble stone single arched road bridge of broad span, high over river. Elliptical arch with stone voussoirs in recessed arch-rings. Rubble stone parapets with some slate coping.
Reason for designation
A good road bridge dating from before the main turnpike system.
Nearby in the register
- Abercaseg FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cae'rberllanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cae'rberllanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cae'rberllanDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.