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Former railway bridge at Bontnewydd

A Grade II Listed Building in Bontnewydd, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1155 / 53°6'55"N

Longitude: -4.274 / 4°16'26"W

OS Eastings: 247899

OS Northings: 360005

OS Grid: SH478600

Mapcode National: GBR 5J.7L7H

Mapcode Global: WH43F.9YZH

Plus Code: 9C5Q4P8G+59

Entry Name: Former railway bridge at Bontnewydd

Listing Date: 29 July 1997

Last Amended: 29 July 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18618

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300018618

Location: Crossing the Afon Gwyrfai and a minor road to Llanfaglan, some 400m W of the A487 in the centre of Bontnewydd.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Bontnewydd

Community: Bontnewydd

Built-Up Area: Bontnewydd

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Railway bridge possibly of c1867 over Afon Gwyrfai and road to Llanfaglan. The Caernarfon to Afonwen Railway opened in 1867, built by Thomas Savin partly on the earlier Nantlle narrow gauge railway, but this railway crossed the river on a different site according to 1842 Tithe Map.

Exterior

Large triple-arched railway bridge in rock-faced squared stone with broad brick segmental arches. Arches have five courses of brickwork. Two big piers, low parapets.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-detailed example of a large mid-C19 railway bridge.

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