Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Newynydd (partly in the Trevethin community)
Pen Tranch, Torfaen, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 29 May 1997
- Locality
- Pontnewynydd
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Pen Tranch
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71059, -3.04936
- Cadw reference
- 81924
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
A bridge over Afon Lwyd joining Hospital Road and Mill Road.
History
The only surviving pre-C20 road bridge in Pontypool, dating from probably sometime between 1790-1820. This is a very ancient crossing of Afon Lwyd, possibly used by the Romans whose road alignment survives on both sides of the river.
Exterior
An early C19 single arch bridge over the Afon Lwyd. Coursed squared limestone rubble. Elliptical arch with small voussoirs. Iron water pipe attached to the up-stream face. The deck and the parapets have been rebuilt (line of earlier parapets clearly visible) and the bridge paved in concrete paviours in recent years. The bridge is now by-passed and is a footbridge only.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a surviving early C19 bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Pont NewynyddTransportunder 1 mi
- Merchants Hill Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty-gwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable at Ty-gwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.