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Old Bridge, Bridgend
Old Bridge | |
|---|---|
_-_Yr_Hen_Bont,_Bridgend_-_geograph.org.uk_-_286432.jpg) Yr Hen Bont | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′24″N 3°34′49″W / 51.506789°N 3.5804087°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Ogmore |
| Locale | Bridgend, Wales |
| Maintained by | Bridgend County Borough |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Width | 2.6 m (8.5 ft) |
| Longest span | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | c. 1425 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free |
| Official name | Bridgend Old Bridge[1] |
| Reference no. | GM049 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Old Bridge[2] |
| Designated | 29 September 1986[2] |
| Reference no. | 11303[2] |
| Location | |
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The Old Bridge (Welsh: Yr Hen Bont) is a medieval two arched stone footbridge that spans the River Ogmore at Bridgend in Wales. It is not known who designed or built the bridge, however it was built in approximately 1425. The bridge was repaired in 1775 and restored both in 2005 and 2011. The bridge is a scheduled ancient monument and a grade II* listed bridge.
- ^ Cadw. "Bridgend Old Bridge (GM049)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Old Bridge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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