Knowledge (XXG)

Dolauhirion Bridge

Source 📝

33: 74:, where he had constructed what was then the biggest single arch (140 feet (43 metres)) in the world. The Dolauhirion bridge has a span of 83 feet (25 metres) and a carriageway width of 12 feet (3.7 metres) with parapets. Typical of Edward's designs the bridge has circular openings in the 204: 63:) in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a grade I listed structure. At the time the bridge was built the road was the main coach road from Llandovery to Lampeter. 219: 209: 160: 214: 199: 139: 66:
Various wooden bridges had stood at the site until the present stone bridge was built in 1773 by the minister and bridge builder
67: 32: 78:, which relieve stress on the main structure in times of flood, and reduce weight and thus pressure on the arch. 95: 224: 44: 193: 17: 71: 52: 175: 162: 117: 70:. He had built several single arch stone bridges in Wales, particularly at 75: 56: 51:) is a single arch stone bridge which carries road traffic from 8: 205:Grade I listed buildings in Carmarthenshire 31: 87: 120:. Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society 7: 220:Stone bridges in the United Kingdom 36:Pont Dolauhirion-Dolauhirion Bridge 25: 140:"Dolauhirion Bridge, Llandovery" 96:"Dolauhirion Bridge, Llandovery" 210:Grade I listed bridges in Wales 27:Bridge on the River Towy, Wales 1: 118:"BRIDGES OF CARMARTHENSHIRE" 59:over the River Towy (Welsh: 215:Bridges over the River Towy 241: 200:Bridges in Carmarthenshire 98:. British Listed buildings 142:. Our Transport Heritage 60: 48: 37: 35: 172: /  176:52.0091°N 3.8039°W 41:Dolauhirion Bridge 38: 16:(Redirected from 232: 187: 186: 184: 183: 182: 181:52.0091; -3.8039 177: 173: 170: 169: 168: 165: 152: 151: 149: 147: 136: 130: 129: 127: 125: 114: 108: 107: 105: 103: 92: 49:Pont Dolauhirion 21: 18:Pont Dolauhirion 240: 239: 235: 234: 233: 231: 230: 229: 190: 189: 180: 178: 174: 171: 166: 163: 161: 159: 158: 156: 155: 145: 143: 138: 137: 133: 123: 121: 116: 115: 111: 101: 99: 94: 93: 89: 84: 68:William Edwards 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 238: 236: 228: 227: 222: 217: 212: 207: 202: 192: 191: 154: 153: 131: 109: 86: 85: 83: 80: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 237: 226: 223: 221: 218: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 201: 198: 197: 195: 188: 185: 141: 135: 132: 119: 113: 110: 97: 91: 88: 81: 79: 77: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 34: 30: 19: 157: 144:. Retrieved 134: 122:. Retrieved 112: 100:. Retrieved 90: 65: 40: 39: 29: 179: / 146:19 December 124:19 December 102:19 December 225:Llandovery 194:Categories 164:52°00′33″N 82:References 72:Pontypridd 53:Llandovery 167:3°48′14″W 76:spandrels 61:Afon Tywi 57:Cilycwm 45:Welsh 148:2013 126:2013 104:2013 55:to 196:: 47:: 150:. 128:. 106:. 43:( 20:)

Index

Pont Dolauhirion

Welsh
Llandovery
Cilycwm
William Edwards
Pontypridd
spandrels
"Dolauhirion Bridge, Llandovery"
"BRIDGES OF CARMARTHENSHIRE"
"Dolauhirion Bridge, Llandovery"
52°00′33″N 3°48′14″W / 52.0091°N 3.8039°W / 52.0091; -3.8039
Categories
Bridges in Carmarthenshire
Grade I listed buildings in Carmarthenshire
Grade I listed bridges in Wales
Bridges over the River Towy
Stone bridges in the United Kingdom
Llandovery

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.