Pont Aberarth

Pont Aberarth, also known as the Llanddewi-Aberarth Bridge, is a single-arched grade II listed bridge, which spans the River Arth in the village of Aberarth, Ceredigion, Wales. It was completed in 1849, and carries the A487 trunk road between Cardigan and Aberystwyth.

Pont Aberarth
Pont Aberarth
Coordinates	52°15′04″N 4°13′44″W
Carries	A487 road
Crosses	River Arth
Locale	Aberarth, Wales
Heritage status	Grade II Listed
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
History
Designer	Thomas Penson or Richard Penson
Construction end	1849
Location

History

An earlier bridge at Aberarth was destroyed by floods in 1846.^[1] Calls for tenders to rebuild the bridge were made early in 1847. Along with plans, costs and sureties, the successful tender would have to include maintaining the bridge for seven years.^[2]

Construction

The new bridge was completed in 1849 by Thomas Penson of Oswestry or his son Richard Penson.^[1] The bridge carries the A487 road,^[3] also known as the Fishguard to Bangor Trunk Road in West and North Wales.^[4] A short section with an arch for leat overflow carries the date 1912. The bridge was listed Grade II on 23 May 1996, and it is described as "Pont Aberarth and attached abutment walls".^[3]

See also

• List of bridges in Wales

References

1. "Pont Aberarth; Llanddewi-Aberarth Bridge (23881)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
2. "Notice to bridge-builders, masons and others". Eddowes's Journal and General Advertiser. British Newspaper Archive. 10 February 1847. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
3. "Pont Aberarth and attached abutment walls, Dyffryn Arth". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
4. "The Fishguard to Bangor Trunk Road (A487)". The National Archives. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

External links

• Media related to Pont Aberarth at Wikimedia Commons