A new 24m (78.7ft) pedestrian bridge has opened at Caernarfon Castle in North Wales in a bid to improve visitor access to the site.

Designed by Ramboll Whitbybird Bridges Team in partnership with Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government's historic environment agency, the S-shaped bridge will act as the main entrance to the castle, which is one of the most visited ancient monuments in Wales. Alun Ffred Jones, the Welsh minister for heritage, said: "Improving access can range from physical access to enabling disadvantaged groups in our community to better understand the important role that build heritage has to play in enriching all our lives.

"Many of Wales' ancient structures and monuments were built with defence in mind rather than access, but over the past 25 years, Cadw has dedicated considerable resources to overcoming potential barriers to open up our heritage to new audiences as never before."