Latitude: 51.7318 / 51°43'54"N
Longitude: -3.0573 / 3°3'26"W
OS Eastings: 327076
OS Northings: 204207
OS Grid: SO270042
Mapcode National: GBR J3.21PC
Mapcode Global: VH79K.YQLR
Plus Code: 9C3RPWJV+P3
Entry Name: Rising Sun Bridge
Listing Date: 28 July 1997
Last Amended: 28 July 1997
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 18579
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300018579
Location: To the north east of Victoria Village and about 100m east of the junction with Cwmavon Road.
County: Torfaen
Town: Pontypool
Community: Abersychan
Community: Abersychan
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge
A probably early C19 bridge which has had little repair beyond re-pointing and small changes to the parapet. Recorded by the Ordnance Survey as an ancient crossing.
A single arch bridge over the Afon Lwyd. Built of roughly coursed and squared limestone rubble with squared and dressed voussoirs, keystone, and stones set vertically and with rounded tops to the parapet. Both faces of the bridge are the same.
Included as an unchanged early C19 bridge having group value with the adjacent Lasgarn Cottage.
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