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Wales toll bridge for sale – in pictures

Penmaenpool Bridge: Penmaenpool Toll Bridge
The Grade II listed wooden Penmaenpool toll bridge and its adjoining lock-keeper's cottage are up for sale
Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: A car crosses Penmaenpool Bridge
The 134-year-old bridge can be yours for £195,000 according to estate agents' guide price Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: Penmaenpool toll crossing
The wooden bridge in Gwynedd, north Wales, was built in 1879 and about 200 vehicles cross it each day Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: The Mawddach river
The bridge was built by the Penmaenpool Bridge Company to replace a ferry across the Mawddach Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: The road surface of the bridge
The bridge has a 1.5 tonne weight limit for vehicles crossing it Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: Toll price sign
The price for a one-way crossing Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: Toll bridge speed limit
Given its age and structure, the speed limit is very low Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: The wooden structure
The bridge was the scene of one of the country’s worst pleasure boat disasters. On 22 July 1966 a vessel called the Prince of Wales hit the bridge and overtuturned. Fifteen people died including a family of four Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
Penmaenpool Bridge: The extensively improved structure is now a unique living space
The estate agent’s brochure says the extensively improved structure now also provides a unique living space Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
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