Towy Bridge (that part in Carmarthen Community) is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 November 2003. Bridge.
Towy Bridge (that part in Carmarthen Community)
- WRENN ID
- open-sandstone-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 November 2003
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Towy Bridge (that part in Carmarthen Community), Castle Hill
- OS grid reference
- SN 413 198
- Coordinates
- 51.85479, -4.30456
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Towy Bridge is a road bridge featuring three broad elliptical arches made of reinforced concrete. It has sheer parabolic-curved cutwaters crafted from cut grey sandstone. The parapets are also made of cut sandstone ashlar, designed with alternating broad and narrow bands, and include modern Georgian-style iron octagonal lampstands. The parapets curve outward to the north and extend some distance to the south, where they continue into Llangunnor Community. The eastern parapet is positioned over a plain concrete railway bridge, while the western parapet slopes down towards the station approach. On the eastern parapet, there is an inscription in Welsh and English that commemorates the rebuilding and opening of the bridge, flanking a bronze relief plaque depicting the old bridge, created by H. Tyson Smith.
Local climate
Towy Bridge (that part in Carmarthen Community) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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