At the time of the railway's opening in 1865, the only way of crossing the River Dee at Berwyn was by using a chain bridge.
There have been three such bridges.
The first was built by mine owner Exuperius Pickering who needed to get his coal across the river to deliver it to Corwen and Bala.
Permission for the bridge was granted in 1814 and it opened in 1817 or very soon afterwards.

In the 1870s, a replacement bridge was built by Henry Robertson (the railway's engineer) and this lasted until February 1928, when an exceptionally heavy flood washed it away.
The surviving Chain Bridge was built in the summer of 1929, with six metal chains supporting the bridge deck from above and two chains supporting from below.

The bridge links two communities and is jointly owned by Llangollen Town Council and Llantysilio Community Council.
A pathway from Berwyn station leads under a subway and down to the bridge and to the Chainbridge Hotel on the other side.
After a lengthy period out of use and an extensive restoration, the bridge reopened in 2015.
At the time of the railway's opening in 1865, the only way of crossing the River Dee at Berwyn was by using a chain bridge. There have been three such bridges. The first was built by mine owner Exuperius Pickering who needed to get his coal across the river to deliver it to Corwen and Bala. Permission for the bridge was granted in 1814 and it opened in 1817 or very soon afterwards.
In the 1870s, a replacement bridge was built by Henry Robertson (the railway's engineer) and this lasted until February 1928, when an exceptionally heavy flood washed it away. The surviving Chain Bridge was built in the summer of 1929, with six metal chains supporting the bridge deck from above and two chains supporting from below.
The bridge links two communities and is jointly owned by Llangollen Town Council and Llantysilio Community Council. A pathway from Berwyn station leads under a subway and down to the bridge and to the Chainbridge Hotel on the other side. After a lengthy period out of use and an extensive restoration, the bridge reopened in 2015.
Berwyn railway station