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Old Bridge | |
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.jpg) Old Bridge (foreground) Victoria Bridge (background) | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′18″N 3°20′18″W / 51.604910°N 3.338220°W |
| Carried | foot traffic |
| Crossed | River Taff |
| Locale | Pontypridd, Wales |
| Official name | William Edwards Bridge |
| Maintained by | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Heritage status | Scheduled monument |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Width | 11 ft (3 m) |
| Longest span | 140 feet (43 m) |
| Clearance below | 34 ft (10 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | William Edwards |
| Construction start | 1746 |
| Opened | 1756 |
| Collapsed | 1748 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free public access |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Pontypridd Bridge[1] |
| Designated | 25 May 1962[1] |
| Reference no. | 13497[1] |
| Official name | Pontypridd Bridge[2] |
| Reference no. | GM015[2] |
| Location | |
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The Old Bridge (Welsh: Yr Hen Bont), which is now also known as the William Edwards Bridge or Pontypridd Bridge,[3][4] was originally known as the New Bridge or Newbridge,[3][5] is an arched single-span footbridge that spans the River Taff at Pontypridd in Wales. The bridge was built by William Edwards and was completed in 1756.[4] The bridge now has statutory protection as a scheduled ancient monument and is grade I listed.[1][6][7]
- ^ a b c d "Pontypridd Bridge, Pontypridd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Pontypridd Bridge". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "The History of the Old Bridge". Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Pontypridd Bridge". Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ^ "PONTYPRIDD and district". someplacenamesinsouthwales.4t.com. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ^ Cadw. "Pontypridd Bridge (Grade I) (13497)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Cadw. "Pontypridd Bridge (GM015)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2019.