Pont Cysyllte, also known as Cysylltau Bridge or Bont Bridge, is a 17th-century road bridge crossing the River Dee near the village of Trevor,

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. It lies 200 m west of

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (; ) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was complet ...

and, carrying the B5434 road, is the main connection between Trevor and nearby Froncysyllte. The

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bridge is dated '1697', though it was substantially rebuilt during the 18th century, and only the south arch and part of the south pier are original. It became a Grade I

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in 1963 and is also a

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. The bridge comprises three arches, with full-height triangular cutwaters at up- and down-stream ends of both piers, each topped by a pedestrian refuge. The older, south arch has a span of and the two newer arches have spans of and . The bridge is frequently damaged by motor vehicles being, at its narrowest, only wide. Vehicles are required to give way to any oncoming vehicle already on the bridge.

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{{coord, 52.9707, -3.0913, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Bridges across the River Dee, Wales Cysylltau Bridges completed in the 17th century Buildings and structures completed in 1697 Transport infrastructure completed in the 1690s Grade I listed bridges in Wales Grade I listed buildings in Wrexham County Borough Road bridges in Wales