Pont Newynydd is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 May 1997. Bridge.

Pont Newynydd

WRENN ID
frozen-clay-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 May 1997
Type
Bridge
Address
Pont Newynydd, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Trevethin
OS grid reference
SO 275 018
Coordinates
51.71064, -3.04934
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Pont Newynydd is an early 19th century single arch bridge spanning the Afon Lwyd. It is constructed of coursed squared limestone rubble and features an elliptical arch made with small voussoirs. An iron water pipe is attached to the upstream face of the bridge. The deck and parapets have been rebuilt, with the line of the earlier parapets still clearly visible. In recent years, the bridge has been paved with concrete paviours. Currently, it is bypassed and serves only as a footbridge.

Local climate

Pont Newynydd receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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