Here you can see two bridges, and a submarine!
The bridge to your left is the footbridge that replaced "The Embassy Bridge" the main thoroughfare into Bridgend when I was a kid. It took 2 way traffic, and was so named after the the Embassy Cinema that once stood opposite Hope Chapel on your far left.
Across the river, at all but the highest water, is HMS Urge (more about that in an upcoming adlab).
On your right though is the bridge that gave Bridgend its name.
This medieval two arched stone footbridge has been keeping people's feet dry since 1425. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a grade II* listed bridge. The bridge replaced an earlier medieval structure, and Pilgrims would have passed over here and on down Sunnyside road to cross the River Ogmore on their way to St David's Cathedral. Originally it had three river arches and a smaller flood arch on each bank, on 21 August 1775, the western pier was demolished in a flood, which partially destroyed two arches on that side of the bridge. The arches were then rebuilt as a single arch of double span.
The two visible arches span 13.7m on the western side and 6.9m on the eastern side of the bridge. A third arch is only visible in the rear yard of an office building, built around 1830. In early 2015, the fourth arch of bridge was discovered for the first time in hundreds of years behind a wall in the basement of 12 Dunraven Place. A small porthole has been made by the owner to be able to see part of the old stone bridge structure in the property.
The bridge was last used by motor vehicles in 1920. The bridge was restored in 2005, and again in 2011, with its cobbled footway relaid using traditional lime mortar. It is still used as a footbridge with a width of 2.6m.
The cache is a bison hanging from a magnetic attachment, so you can grab it all even in the muggliest conditions, with a quick peek to direct a swiftly deployed hand.
Free parking available at a nearby supermarket for a while, so could combine with the other LB there.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- www.littlebridgesseries.co.uk. https://www.littlebridgesseries.co.uk If you would like to add to the series, please contact us via the Little Bridges website with your caching name, name of your Little Bridge and the GC code and we will give you a number for your bridge. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches "Little Bridges # xxxx then the name" including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.