Pont yr Afanc is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 May 1996. Bridge.

Pont yr Afanc

WRENN ID: moated-gravel-thyme
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Snowdonia National Park
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 30 May 1996
Type: Bridge
Source: Cadw listing

Description

History: Built c.1800 and mentioned as new by Richard Fenton in 1810, at which time it was known as Pont Llyn Afanc.

Description: Large single-span road bridge with segmental arch of roughly 30m; constructed of snecked, rusticated blocks with fine voussoirs and soffit, the former with projecting keystones. Plain string-course beneath slab-coped rubble parapet. Splayed approaches with battered abutments ending in simple buttresses.

A large and imposing early C19 road bridge.

References: RCAHMW Caernarvonshire, Vol.1., East, 1956, 20 (88).

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