Pont Briwet

Pont Briwet refers to the road and railway bridges that cross the River Dwyryd, near Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd in North Wales. The first bridge was a Victorian road and railway viaduct that was constructed entirely from timber. Although it was Grade II listed - as a rare example of a surviving 19th-century wooden road and railway viaduct, the structure was demolished in 2014 during a joint project between the Welsh government and Network Rail to upgrade the route. The new Pont Briwet crosses the Dwyryd on the same alignment as the original structure but it is both stronger and wider to accommodate larger vehicles and traffic volume. HistoryVictorian bridgeThe Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway was authorised in 1861 to build a line along Cardigan Bay between and Porthdinllaen on the Lleyn Peninsula. Pont Briwet would carry the Cambrian Coast railway to Porthmadog. In 1865 the company merged with Cambrian Railways. However boardroom struggles within the newly created company led to a delay in the work. In February 1866 the bridge's contractor was declared bankrupt. Pont Briwet was not completed until the following year.

Pont Briwet refers to the road and railway bridges that cross the River Dwyryd, near Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd in North Wales. The first bridge was a Victorian road and railway viaduct that was constructed entirely from timber. Although it was Grade II listed - as a rare example of a surviving 19th-century wooden road and railway viaduct, the structure was demolished in 2014 during a joint project between the Welsh government and Network Rail to upgrade the route. The new Pont Briwet crosses the Dwyryd on the same alignment as the original structure but it is both stronger and wider to accommodate larger vehicles and traffic volume. HistoryVictorian bridgeThe Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway was authorised in 1861 to build a line along Cardigan Bay between and Porthdinllaen on the Lleyn Peninsula. Pont Briwet would carry the Cambrian Coast railway to Porthmadog. In 1865 the company merged with Cambrian Railways. However boardroom struggles within the newly created company led to a delay in the work. In February 1866 the bridge's contractor was declared bankrupt. Pont Briwet was not completed until the following year.