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Old Bridge, Pontypridd
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<p>The Old Bridge , which is now also known as the William Edwards Bridge or Pontypridd Bridge, was originally known as the New Bridge or Newbridge, is an <a href="/facts/Arch_bridge/oGQeFjp2">arched</a> single-span <a href="/facts/Footbridge/tIc9TdGJ">footbridge</a> that spans the <a href="/facts/River_Taff/LTPX9qTX">River Taff</a> at <a href="/facts/Pontypridd/3ctvMvdW">Pontypridd</a> in Wales. The bridge was built by <a href="/facts/William_Edwards_(architect)/E6KVBQDo">William Edwards</a> and was completed in 1756. The bridge now has statutory protection as a <a href="/facts/Scheduled_monument/oydnJuhQ">scheduled ancient monument</a> and is grade I listed. </p>