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Description: A view of the historic bridge known as "Pont Y Cim," Pontllyfni, Gwynedd. An inscribed stone on the bridge reads "Pont Y Cim, Catring Bwkle hath give 20 povends to mack this brighe. 1612". This has to be the narrowest road bridge open to road traffic in Wales, maybe the UK. It measures 6' 6" (1.9m) wide. Unless of course you know different! "The bridge was built in 1612 at the expense of Catherine Buckley at the cost of £20, in memory, it is said, of her fiance who was drowned crossing the river here. It was in need of repair, as presented to the quarter sessions in 1750, and was widened by 75 cm on the upstream side later, the widening seriously damaged by a flood in 1935 after which it was reduced to its original width."
Title: The historic bridge known as "Pont Y Cim," Pontllyfni, Gwynedd. - geograph.org.uk - 172998
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Author: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK
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