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Latitude: 51.9407 / 51°56'26"N
Longitude: -3.8994 / 3°53'57"W
OS Eastings: 269528
OS Northings: 228619
OS Grid: SN695286
Mapcode National: GBR Y0.MTN3
Mapcode Global: VH4HS.CHC2
Plus Code: 9C3RW4R2+76
Entry Name: Bont-ar-Towy (partly in Llansadwrn community)
Listing Date: 19 July 1999
Last Amended: 19 July 1999
Grade: II*
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21995
Building Class: Transport
Also known as: Pont-ar-Towy
Bont ar Towy
Towy Bridge
ID on this website: 300021995
Location: Situated on A4069 about 1 km W of Llangadog, just E of junction with A40. Half of bridge is in Llansadwrn community.
County: Carmarthenshire
Town: Llangadog
Community: Llangadog
Community: Llangadog
Traditional County: Carmarthenshire
Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge
Road bridge over the Towy carrying what was formerly a principal route to South Wales and Swansea. Rebuilt in 1818-19 by Act of Parliament. William Harries of Llandeilo was probably the designer, and the bridge cost £2,300.
Bridge, coursed rubble stone, of five arches overall. Main bridge has three broad segmental arches with flush cut stone voussoirs, small coursed stones in spandrels, and band under parapet. Raised piers above four triangular cutwaters each side with stepped triangular tops. Outer ones have decorative taller half-pyramid tops under finials of half sphere divided by horizontal square slab. Parapets are probably rebuilt though one has 1819 datestone. Rock-faced stone copings with raised ridged blocks each end.
E end has similar but plainer 2-arch bridge over flood plain with lower arches, triangular cutwaters to centre pier, small stones in spandrels but no band under parapets. Large raised piers at E end. Parapets at both ends of bridge continue and are splayed out.
Included as an exceptionally fine early C19 road bridge of large scale, unusually architecturally conceived.
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