Llandinam Bridge
bridge in United Kingdom
Llandinam Bridge (Welsh: Pont Llandinam) is a single-arch cast-iron Grade II*-listed bridge located in Llandinam, Powys, Wales. Constructed in 1846, it was the first cast-iron bridge in the county of Montgomeryshire, and was designed by Thomas Penson to replace an earlier timber bridge.
Description
Llandinam Bridge is located in the northern section of the village of Llandinam and is near the main A470 road as well as its byroad west over the River Severn. The bridge is made of cast iron and consists of a single segmental arch which is 27.4 metres (90 ft) long and rises by 2.7 metres (8.9 ft). It consists of three curved cast-iron ribs which are 685 millimetres (68.5 cm) deep and 63 millimetres (6.3 cm) wide and are made from five X-shaped lattice panels. The bridge's spandrels are of an X-shaped pattern which are stiffened and tied laterally by cruciform and circular cross-members and is similar in design to the Mythe Bridge in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
Its surface is flat and falls towards the west and is 3.4 metres (11 ft) wide. 1.1 metres (3.6 ft)-high horizontal girders run along both sides of the bridge and the girders on the west side date from 1846. Llandinham Bridge has ashlar masonry abutments which are sloped at 30 degrees from the point of connection with the bridge's arches and were built by Gellidywyll-based designer Edward Jones. A statue of industrialist David Davies is located at the east end of the bridge adjacent to the A470 road who laid the foundations of the bridge.
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