Canal Bridge on S side of A40 is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 December 1976. Health centre.

Canal Bridge on S side of A40

WRENN ID
ragged-obsidian-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
16 December 1976
Type
Health centre
Address
Canal Bridge on S side of A40, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 069 276
Coordinates
51.93974, -3.35546
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a stone rubble canal bridge located on the southern side of the A40. It features a semi-elliptical arch with a towpath beneath the southern side of the arch. The parapet with coping rises on both sides towards the center of the bridge. The bridge is numbered 164.

Local climate

Canal Bridge on S side of A40 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 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 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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