Loughor bridge
The Loughor bridge is a road crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between Loughor, Gorseinon, and Swansea on the east side and Llanelli and south Carmarthenshire to the west.Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: road bridge in Wales
- Also known as: “Loughor Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loughor Viaduct and Loughor Castle.
Loughor Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge. The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. Loughor Castle is situated 1,100 feet east of Loughor bridge.
Leucarum
Archaeological site
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea. Leucarum is situated 900 feet east of Loughor bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bynea and Loughor.
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.
Loughor
Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor is a town in Swansea, Wales. Historically in Glamorgan, it lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town has a community council under the name Llwchwr.
Kingsbridge
Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsbridge, is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Kingsbridge ward. It covers the south east of the town of Gorseinon. Kingsbridge is situated 1½ miles east of Loughor bridge.
Loughor bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.6628° or 51° 39′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.08221° or 4° 4′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3QMW79+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 659154743OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6686230
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