2021
SH6918 : Penmaenpool Toll bridge
taken 3 years ago, near to Penmaenpool, Gwynedd, Wales
Penmaenpool Toll bridge
Penmaenpool toll bridge is a wooden toll bridge built in 1879 to replace a ferry crossing. It links the A493 running along the south bank of the Mawddach to the A496 running along the north. It is Cadw-registered and was Grade II listed in 1990.
Fifteen people, including four children, were drowned on 22 July 1966 when the ferry Prince of Wales hit the toll bridge. The ferry had been taking 39 people on a pleasure trip from Barmouth to the hotel in the village.
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