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List of crossings of the River Clwyd

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The River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd) is a river in Wales that rises in the Clocaenog Forest (grid reference SJ045535) 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Corwen. It has many crossings. The Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway crossed the river seven times and remnants of some of these bridges survive.

Key to heritage status
Status Criteria[1]
I Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II* Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest
II Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest


Crossing Date Coordinates Heritage
status
Locality Notes Image
Forest Track 53°03′49″N 3°27′04″W / 53.0637°N 3.451°W / 53.0637; -3.451 (Clocaenog Forest) - Clocaenog Forest Essentially a drainage pipe
Minor Road 53°03′58″N 3°26′05″W / 53.0662°N 3.4346°W / 53.0662; -3.4346 (Clocaenog Forest) - Clocaenog Forest Essentially a drainage pipe
Waen Ganol Stable Access 53°03′58″N 3°25′56″W / 53.0662°N 3.4322°W / 53.0662; -3.4322 (Waen Ganol) - Clocaenog Forest
Footbridge New in 2024 53°03′23″N 3°26′08″W / 53.0563°N 3.4356°W / 53.0563; -3.4356 (Footbridge) - Clocaenog Forest Bypasses ford. Footbridge on River Clwyd in Clocaenog Forest
Pont Petryal 53°03′04″N 3°26′11″W / 53.0511°N 3.4365°W / 53.0511; -3.4365 (Pont Petryal) - Clocaenog Forest B5105
Melin-y-Wig Bridge 53°01′39″N 3°25′59″W / 53.0276°N 3.4331°W / 53.0276; -3.4331 (Melin-y-Wig) - Melin-y-Wig
Local access bridge 53°01′38″N 3°25′56″W / 53.0271°N 3.4321°W / 53.0271; -3.4321 (Melin-y-Wig) - Melin-y-Wig The_river_Clwyd_at_Melin-y-Wig_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3500754
Footbridge 53°02′07″N 3°24′47″W / 53.0354°N 3.4131°W / 53.0354; -3.4131 (Glyn-bach) - Glyn-bach Footbridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_at_Glyn_Bach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5377598
Minor Road Bridge 53°02′29″N 3°22′44″W / 53.0414°N 3.3789°W / 53.0414; -3.3789 (Bryn Saith Marchog) - Bryn Saith Marchog
Farm Access Bridge 53°02′39″N 3°21′36″W / 53.0443°N 3.3601°W / 53.0443; -3.3601 (Pandy'r Capel) - Pandy'r Capel
Efail-y-plas Bridge[2] 18th Cent 53°02′55″N 3°20′55″W / 53.0485°N 3.3487°W / 53.0485; -3.3487 (Efail-y-plas) II Derwen Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_124579
Farm Access Bridge 53°03′19″N 3°20′02″W / 53.0553°N 3.334°W / 53.0553; -3.334 (Farm Access Bridge) -
Pont Nant Clwyd 53°03′27″N 3°19′52″W / 53.0574°N 3.331°W / 53.0574; -3.331 (Pont Nant Clwyd) - Llanelidan A494
Pont Nant Clwyd[3] 1776 53°03′27″N 3°19′51″W / 53.0574°N 3.3308°W / 53.0574; -3.3308 (Pont Nant Clwyd) II Llanelidan Old A494 route Old_road_bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310284
Nantclwyd Hall Bridge[4] 1965 53°03′29″N 3°19′44″W / 53.058°N 3.3289°W / 53.058; -3.3289 (Nantclwyd Hall) II Llanelidan Nantclwyd Hall Access
Footbridge 53°03′31″N 3°19′40″W / 53.05857°N 3.32777°W / 53.05857; -3.32777 (Footbridge) - Llanelidan Quaint_footbridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1905365
Pwllglas Footbridge 53°04′45″N 3°19′22″W / 53.0793°N 3.3229°W / 53.0793; -3.3229 (Pwllglas Footbridge) - Pwllglas Footbridge over River Clwyd Pwllglas
Local Access Bridge 53°04′48″N 3°19′07″W / 53.08°N 3.3187°W / 53.08; -3.3187 (Pwllglas) - Pwllglas
Local Access Bridge 53°04′59″N 3°18′51″W / 53.083°N 3.3143°W / 53.083; -3.3143 (Pwllglas) - Pwllglas
Footbridge 53°05′02″N 3°18′41″W / 53.0838°N 3.3114°W / 53.0838; -3.3114 (Footbridge) - Pwllglas Former Railway Bridge Bridge_near_Pwllglas_at_Craigadwywynt_and_Coed_Cilgroeslwyd_SSSI;_Dyffryn_Clwyd,_Sir_Ddinbych,_Cymru_(Wales)_113
Pont Eyarth[5] 17th-18th Cent 53°05′16″N 3°18′19″W / 53.0877°N 3.3052°W / 53.0877; -3.3052 (Pont Eyarth) II Llanfair DC Pont Eyarth over River Clwyd Llanfair DC
Farm Access Bridge 53°06′02″N 3°18′30″W / 53.1005°N 3.3083°W / 53.1005; -3.3083 (Ty'n-y-Wern) - Ruthin Ty'n-y-Wern
Corwen Road Bridge 53°06′14″N 3°18′37″W / 53.104°N 3.3104°W / 53.104; -3.3104 (Corwen Road) - Ruthin
Tunnel Bridge[6] Early 19th Cent 53°06′31″N 3°18′47″W / 53.1086°N 3.313°W / 53.1086; -3.313 (Tunnel Bridge) II Ruthin Scott House Tunnel Bridge Ruthin
Ruthin Park Bridges 53°06′42″N 3°18′55″W / 53.1117°N 3.3152°W / 53.1117; -3.3152 (Ruthin Park) - Ruthin 3 Footbridges High_water_in_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2922655
Pont Howkin 1771 53°06′48″N 3°18′55″W / 53.1133°N 3.3154°W / 53.1133; -3.3154 (Pont Howkin) II Ruthin River_Clwyd_-_old_bridge_near_Cae_Ddol,_Ruthin
Pont y Plant 2007 53°06′49″N 3°18′53″W / 53.1135°N 3.3147°W / 53.1135; -3.3147 (Pont y Plant) - Ruthin Footbridge Pont_y_Plant,_Ruthin_-_geograph.org.uk_-_290776
Park Road Bridge 53°06′56″N 3°18′49″W / 53.1155°N 3.3136°W / 53.1155; -3.3136 (Park Road) - Ruthin A494 Bridge over River Clwyd in Ruthin
Footbridge[7] Early 19th Cent 53°06′57″N 3°18′49″W / 53.1159°N 3.3137°W / 53.1159; -3.3137 (Footbridge) II Ruthin Grade II listed Footbridge over River Clwyd Ruthin
Ruthin Bypass Bridge 53°07′15″N 3°18′55″W / 53.1208°N 3.3152°W / 53.1208; -3.3152 (Ruthin Bypass) - Ruthin A525 A525 Bridge over River Clwyd Ruthin
Water Treatment Access Bridge 53°07′22″N 3°18′49″W / 53.1227°N 3.3137°W / 53.1227; -3.3137 (Water Treatment) - Ruthin Bridge and Weir at Water Treatment Plant Ruthin
Footbridge 53°08′04″N 3°18′59″W / 53.1344°N 3.3164°W / 53.1344; -3.3164 (Footbridge) - Ruthin Footbridge_over_the_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2334596
Pont Telpyn[8] Around 1800 53°08′16″N 3°19′04″W / 53.1378°N 3.3177°W / 53.1378; -3.3177 (Pont Telpyn) II Rhewl Pont_Telpyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1260031
Pont Llanychan[9] Around 1800 53°08′49″N 3°19′37″W / 53.1469°N 3.3269°W / 53.1469; -3.3269 (Pont Llanychan) II Rhewl Bridge over the River Clwyd near Llanychan (geograph 7631830)
Farm Access Bridge 53°09′09″N 3°19′56″W / 53.1525°N 3.3321°W / 53.1525; -3.3321 (Gellifor) - Gellifor
Pont Perfa[10] 17th Cent (or early 18th) 53°09′31″N 3°20′20″W / 53.1586°N 3.3389°W / 53.1586; -3.3389 (Pont Perfa) II Llanynys Stone_bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_136277
Pont Clwyd[11] 18th Cent 53°10′02″N 3°20′57″W / 53.1673°N 3.3491°W / 53.1673; -3.3491 (Pont Clwyd) II Llandyrnog
Whitchurch Road Bridge 53°10′56″N 3°21′43″W / 53.1822°N 3.362°W / 53.1822; -3.362 (Whitchurch Road) - Denbigh Bridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1924162
Farm Access Bridge 53°12′28″N 3°22′36″W / 53.2077°N 3.3766°W / 53.2077; -3.3766 (Lleweni Hall) - Denbigh Lleweni Hall Bridge_over_the_river_Clwyd_at_Llewenibridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1153374
Pont Ruffydd[12] 1784 53°12′56″N 3°22′48″W / 53.2156°N 3.3801°W / 53.2156; -3.3801 (Pont Ruffydd) II Bodfari A541 Bridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1161622
Demolished Railway Bridge 53°13′02″N 3°22′51″W / 53.2173°N 3.3808°W / 53.2173; -3.3808 (Site of Rail Bridge) - Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway Now Demolished Disused_railway_bridge_over_the_River_Clwyd,_1_mile_west_of_Bodfari._-_geograph.org.uk_-_204604
Pont-y-cambwll[13] Late 16th Cent 53°13′39″N 3°23′35″W / 53.2275°N 3.3931°W / 53.2275; -3.3931 (Pont-y-cambwll) II Bodfari Bridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_29540
Pont Llannerch[14] Around 1800 53°14′11″N 3°24′40″W / 53.2363°N 3.4112°W / 53.2363; -3.4112 (Pont Llannerch) II Trefnant Washed away Jan 2021 (historic photo) Pont_Llanerch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6057770
Footbridge 53°14′25″N 3°24′55″W / 53.2402°N 3.4152°W / 53.2402; -3.4152 (Llannerch_Hall) - Llannerch_Hall
Footbridge 53°15′00″N 3°25′22″W / 53.2499°N 3.4227°W / 53.2499; -3.4227 (Footbridge) - St Asaph "Aluminium"_Footbridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1945275
Chester St Bridge 53°15′43″N 3°26′02″W / 53.262°N 3.4339°W / 53.262; -3.4339 (St Asaph) - St Asaph A525 The_A525_crosses_the_River_Clwyd_at_St_Asaph_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2735834
A55 Bridge 53°15′46″N 3°26′07″W / 53.2628°N 3.4352°W / 53.2628; -3.4352 (A55) - St Asaph A55 The River Clwyd from below the A55 bridge at St Asaph - geograph.org.uk - 2735831
Pont Dafydd[15] 1630 53°15′49″N 3°26′06″W / 53.2637°N 3.4349°W / 53.2637; -3.4349 (Pont Dafydd) II St Asaph Marooned following rerouting of river PontDafyddWales20110508_010
Rhuddlan Bridge[16] 1595, subsequent alterations 53°17′24″N 3°28′08″W / 53.2899°N 3.4688°W / 53.2899; -3.4688 (Rhuddlan Bridge) II* Rhuddlan Bridge_over_the_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4169025
Rhuddlan Footbridge 53°17′24″N 3°28′08″W / 53.29°N 3.469°W / 53.29; -3.469 (Rhuddlan Footbridge) - Rhuddlan Bridges_over_the_River_Clwyd_at_Rhuddlan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5159436
A525 bridge 53°17′28″N 3°28′21″W / 53.2911°N 3.4726°W / 53.2911; -3.4726 (A525) - Rhuddlan A525 Pontclwyd_607773
Foryd Bridge 53°18′34″N 3°30′22″W / 53.3094°N 3.5061°W / 53.3094; -3.5061 (Foryd Bridge) - North Wales Main Line Railway_over_the_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2566257
Foryd Harbour Bridge[17] 1932 53°18′47″N 3°30′38″W / 53.313°N 3.5105°W / 53.313; -3.5105 (Foryd Harbour Bridge) II Kinmel Bay Foryd_Bridge_over_River_Clwyd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_31943
Pont y Ddraig 2013 53°18′54″N 3°30′28″W / 53.3149°N 3.5079°W / 53.3149; -3.5079 (Pont y Ddraig) - Kinmel Bay Lifting footbridge Pont_y_Ddraig_-_Dragon's_Bridge_open_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4110167

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