Historic bridges · Mid Wales
Caerhowel Bridge
Caerhowel Bridge in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Caerhowel Bridge is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
Caerhowel Bridge (Welsh: Pont Caerhywel) is a two-arch cast-iron, Grade II listed bridge over the River Severn, west of Caerhowel, Powys, Wales. The 6.6-metre-wide (22 ft) bridge was built on the site of a previous bridge which was possibly destroyed around the late 13th century. A redesigned timber bridge was destroyed after the River Severn flooded in 1852 and a subsequent bridge fell in 1858. The present-day bridge was designed by Thomas Penson making it the third cast-iron bridge in Montgomeryshire and was renovated in the early 21st century.
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From the Wikipedia article
Caerhowel Bridge (Welsh: Pont Caerhywel) is a two-arch cast-iron, Grade II listed bridge over the River Severn, west of Caerhowel, Powys, Wales. The 6.6-metre-wide (22 ft) bridge was built on the site of a previous bridge which was possibly destroyed around the late 13th century. A redesigned timber bridge was destroyed after the River Severn flooded in 1852 and a subsequent bridge fell in 1858. The present-day bridge was designed by Thomas Penson making it the third cast-iron bridge in Montgomeryshire and was renovated in the early 21st century.
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Background
History
An earlier bridge was built around 1250 and was called Baldwin's Bridge. It was possibly destroyed sometime in the latter half of the 13th century although later records recorded a timber bridge at the site around 1600; it had various names such as Montgomery Bridge, Severn Bridge or New Bridge. Penson commissioned the present bridge which was cast at Brymbo Iron Foundry and became third iron-cast bridge in Montgomeryshire. The bridge's Grade II listed status was conferred onto it on 30 March 1983.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5752, -3.1868
Sources
- wikidata: Q23461812 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Caerhowel Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caerhowel Bridge?
- Caerhowel Bridge is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.5752°, -3.1868°.
- Is Caerhowel Bridge a listed building?
- Caerhowel Bridge carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.