Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Rhyd-hir
Llannor, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Efailnewydd, Pwllheli, Llannor, Gwynedd, designated on 19 October 1971.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1971
- Locality
- Efailnewydd
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Llannor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.89355, -4.46098
- Cadw reference
- 4332
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The bridge carries the road running W from Efailnewydd over the Afon Rhyd-hir valley.
History
The bridge was erected in c1780 to facilitate passage across the deep and marshy valley of the river.
Exterior
The bridge consists of 3 segmental arches of rubble voussoirs set back under a regulating course from the flush spandrels and parapet, supported on 2 water piers, both with cutwaters on the upstream (N) side, angled back to the base of the parapet. The parapet is coped with flush set stones. Each of the two major arches spans approximately 5.8m, rising 1.82m above the water, and carry the carriageway of 4.4m width with 40cm thick parapets. The bridge continues as a causeway each side with a small flood arch. The third arch no longer spans over water.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine late C18 road bridge built at a time when considerable road improvements were being undertaken in Caernarfonshire.
Nearby in the register
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Cefn MineDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont BodfelTransportunder 1 mi
- Plas BodegroesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.