Pont Cothi
Pont Cothi | |
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 Pont Cothi in Abergorlech in 2001 | |
| Coordinates | 51°58′57″N 4°03′44″W / 51.98254°N 4.062231°W |
| Crosses | Afon Cothi |
| Locale | Abergorlech, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Pont Cothi | |
Pont Cothi (transl. Cothy Bridge) is a grade-II*-listed bridge in Abergorlech carrying a minor road across the Afon Cothi (River Cothy) in Carmarthenshire.
Location
[edit]The bridge is located in the centre of Abergorlech, carrying a minor road leading to Llanfynydd immediately south of its junction with the B4310. It spans the Afon Cothi (River Cothy) on the border of the Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn and Llanfynydd communities.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]A wooden bridge over the Cothi existed in Abergorlech in 1675, which was later replaced by the present bridge in the 17th or early 18th century.[4][5] It was repaired in 1794 by John Jones.[1]
Design
[edit]The bridge consists of 3 bays constructed from rubble stone. It carries a single carriageway, which has pedestrian refuges above the cutwaters on its central piers. One refuge has a small stone tablet with the inscription: This bridge was mended by John Jones 1794.[1][5]
Pont Cothi in 2006
Pont Cothi in 2008
Pont Cothi in 2023
Pont Cothi in 2025
The bridge was designated as grade II* on 8 July 1966.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Listed Buildings - 9380". Cadw. 8 July 1966. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Listed Buildings - 10928". Cadw. 8 July 1966. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ Jervoise, Edwyn; Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (1936). "Pont Cothi, Abergorlech". The Ancient Bridges of Wales and Western England. London, England: Architectural Press. pp. 76–77.
- ↑ "Pont Cothi". Coflein.
- 1 2 Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2006). "Carmarthenshire | Abergorlech". Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Yale University Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780300101799.
