Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cenarth Bridge (partly in Carmarthen District)
Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 September 1964
- Locality
- Cenarth
- Community
- Cenarth
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.04553, -4.52533
- Cadw reference
- 9881
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on A484, spanning Teifi at Cenarth Falls. Half of one
span being in Cenarth Community, Carmarthenshire.
History
1785-7 road bridge across the Teifi, by David Edwards, one of the bridge-builder sons of the Rev. William Edwards, pioneer of pierced-spandrel bridges at Pontypridd 1756. The NW approach was splayed to widen in 1852, by R. K. Penson.
Exterior
Rubble stone three-arch bridge. Broad elliptical arches on short stone piers, the arch rings slightly recessed. The two spandrels are pierced by large circular openings to reduce structural weight and allow floodwater through. Rubble stone parapet with rough slate coping.
Reason for designation
Listed as one of the finest bridges in the area, typical of the designs of the Edwards family. Scheduled Ancient Monument: Cm 17
Nearby in the register
- Cenarth Bridge (Partly in Ceredigion District)Transportunder 1 mi
- Cenarth BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box outside Cenarth Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Glantrifi (The Post Office)Communicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.