Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Newydd
Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 9 March 2001
- Locality
- Pont Newydd
- Community
- Llanddowror
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81144, -4.51451
- Cadw reference
- 24962
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Over the Afon Taf on the border with St Clears parish.
History
Built about 1842, when work began on the new Tenby road here. Reinforced in later C20.
Exterior
Single arched road bridge in coursed rubble stone with cut stone voussoirs to arch and flanking blank roundels in spandrels. Lower flood channels each side with matching voussoirs. Raised piers to bridge heads, and coped parapet wall on projecting course. Underside of arch reinforced in later C20 with concrete plinth and low revetment, bearing arched steel beams. Bridge sides have later C20 reinforcing rods with circular steel ties.
Reason for designation
Included, despite recent reinforcement, as a good mid C19 road bridge in the style pioneered by William Edwards, characterised by spandrel pierced for lightness and strength.
Nearby in the register
- Pont NewyddTransportunder 1 mi
- Dolgarn Moated SiteMoated Siteunder 1 mi
- Eithin Bach round barrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Boundary Stone near Parc-y-MynyddNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.