B4574 road

{{Short description|Road in Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use British English|date=February 2013}} thumb|The B4574 heading to Cwmystwyth [[File:The Arch-by-George-Tod.jpg|thumb|The arch at Hafod Uchtryd in 2005]] The '''B4574''' is a road linking the villages of Pont-rhyd-y-groes in Ceredigion, Wales, and Devil's Bridge, {{convert|12|mi}} east of Aberystwyth, and noted for three bridges built one above each other as well as for its falls<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devilsbridgefalls.co.uk/ |title=Welcome |publisher=Devils Bridge Falls |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref> and narrow gauge steam railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk/ |title=Vale of Rheidol Railway – Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge, Mid Wales |publisher=Rheidolrailway.co.uk |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref> The route is {{convert|6|mi|spell=in}} long, and has been described by the AA as one of the ten most scenic drives in the world<ref>{{Cite web|title=UK breaks and family holiday destinations {{!}} Visit Wales|url=https://www.visitwales.com/?show=nav.2472|access-date=2021-07-21|website=visitwales.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spirit-of-the-miners.org.uk/cwmystwyth.php |title=Cwmystwyth Ysbryd y Mwynwyr |publisher=Spirit of the Miners |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref><ref>[http://www.iknow-wales.co.uk/tourist_information/mid_wales/cardigan_bay/cardigan_bay_ceredigion.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605175943/http://www.iknow-wales.co.uk/tourist_information/mid_wales/cardigan_bay/cardigan_bay_ceredigion.htm |date=5 June 2009 }}</ref>

The road runs partly along a section of the upper Ystwyth valley, passing the remains of the Cwmystwyth Mines,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spirit-of-the-miners.org.uk/cwmystwyth.php |title=Cwmystwyth Ysbryd y Mwynwyr |publisher=Spirit of the Miners |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.touristwales.co.uk/Drives/Drives.html |title=Tourist Wales: Drives to enjoy in Mid Wales |access-date=13 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801061039/http://www.touristwales.co.uk/Drives/Drives.html |archive-date=1 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a monumental arch built to commemorate George III's golden jubilee, and the Hafod Estate.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nantinet |url=http://www.hafod.org/homepage.html |title=Hafod Estate – Discover the Picturesque, walks, ravines and cascades – Welcome |publisher=Hafod.org |accessdate=2014-06-30}}</ref>

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