Iron footbridge over Afon Mynach is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 March 2005. Bridge.

Iron footbridge over Afon Mynach

WRENN ID
eternal-truss-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
16 March 2005
Type
Bridge
Address
Iron footbridge over Afon Mynach, Pontarfynach, Aberystwyth
OS grid reference
SN 741 772
Coordinates
52.37857, -3.85022
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Iron footbridge over the Afon Mynach is a pedestrian bridge featuring a high arched design made of riveted iron. It consists of two parallel thin bows that support the renewed steps and decking, with two additional bows forming the handrails. These are linked and braced by thin uprights that have diagonally-crossed bars between them, with every second upright secured by a raking support that projects out from under the decking. A thin metal rod at mid-height connects the crossings of the diagonals. At each end of the bridge, there are solid sheet metal panels, one of which displays a maker's plaque reading 'Aberystwith Foundry 1867 Thos Stooke Engineer'.

Local climate

Iron footbridge over Afon Mynach sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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