Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge

A bridge was first built at the site around 1780 following authorisation by Act of Parliament and with the agreement of Tomkyns Dew, the lord of the manor.

The two outer spans are buttressed masonry archways of sandstone and ashlar; the central wooden section has two double pontoons to support it.

[3] The toll house has a tariff board dated 1796 that lists the crossing charges that applied around that time.

[2][3] The Longfellow family of Brecon were joint funders of the 1797 reconstruction and various descendants owned the bridge until 1981, when it was bought by a couple called Bryant.

It was estimated at that time that the toll income would be around £2,000 per week, which is free of taxes in accordance with the Act that authorised its construction.