Penmaenpool wooden toll bridge
Penmaenpool wooden toll bridge, Snowdonia national park, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Towards the end of the 19th century a wooden bridge was built over the Afon Mawddach. The bridge replaced a ferry crossing that transported people from one side of the estuary to the other.
The bridge was built by the Penmaenpool Bridge Company in 1879. The wooden toll bridge has since been designated a Grade II listed registered landmark along with the toll keeper's cottage and toll booth.
The bridge does in fact have a tragic past as it was the scene of one of North Wales' worst disasters in 1966 when fifteen people, including four children, died in a tragic pleasure boat accident. The tragedy occurred after the pleasure boat the “Prince of Wales” struck the bridge and sank.
Penmaenpool wooden toll bridge
Penmaenpool wooden toll bridge, Snowdonia national park, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Towards the end of the 19th century a wooden bridge was built over the Afon Mawddach. The bridge replaced a ferry crossing that transported people from one side of the estuary to the other.
The bridge was built by the Penmaenpool Bridge Company in 1879. The wooden toll bridge has since been designated a Grade II listed registered landmark along with the toll keeper's cottage and toll booth.
The bridge does in fact have a tragic past as it was the scene of one of North Wales' worst disasters in 1966 when fifteen people, including four children, died in a tragic pleasure boat accident. The tragedy occurred after the pleasure boat the “Prince of Wales” struck the bridge and sank.