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Usk Bridge (Usk)

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between each arch. The bridge was widened in 1836-7, the widening maintaining the original appearance. The evidence of reconstruction can be seen in the arch
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described it as "traditional but well-proportioned". It has been subject to considerable damage by traffic in the 21st century.
50: 467: 188: 43: 291: 160: 322: 295: 424: 287: 126: 306: 275: 203: 441: 263: 107: 396: 65: 52: 271: 93: 32: 294:. It was built between 1746 and 1747. It has five arches with pointed 299: 354:"Usk Bridge (partly in Llanbadoc Community) (Grade II*) (2129)" 111: 349: 267: 259: 103: 37:"well-proportioned 18th and early 19th century road bridge" 274:. It is the town's oldest crossing of the river and is a 378: 376: 243: 227: 219: 211: 201: 187: 182: 174: 166: 156: 151: 143: 132: 122: 117: 99: 89: 81: 42: 23: 290:and is attributed to the Welsh bridge builder 215:The Usk Bridge (partly in Llanbadoc Community) 8: 286:The existing stone bridge is constructed of 463:Grade II* listed buildings in Monmouthshire 423:. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. 453:Transport infrastructure completed in 1747 20: 334: 382: 344: 342: 340: 338: 309:in 1974. The architectural historian 226: 218: 210: 200: 7: 473:Stone bridges in the United Kingdom 397:"Lorry damage to bridge spiralling" 14: 458:Grade II* listed bridges in Wales 359:National Historic Assets of Wales 395:Jones, Rebecca (11 March 2011). 31: 133: 18:Bridge in Monmouthshire, Wales 1: 305:The bridge was designated a 489: 448:Bridges over the River Usk 307:Grade II* listed structure 276:Grade II* listed structure 248: 239: 235: 197: 30: 323:List of bridges in Wales 282:History and description 468:Road bridges in Wales 420:Gwent/Monmouthshire 62: /  228:Reference no. 167:Construction start 66:51.7018°N 2.9068°W 288:Old Red Sandstone 252: 251: 127:Old Red Sandstone 480: 434: 401: 400: 392: 386: 380: 371: 370: 368: 366: 346: 175:Construction end 135: 77: 76: 74: 73: 72: 71:51.7018; -2.9068 67: 63: 60: 59: 58: 55: 35: 21: 488: 487: 483: 482: 481: 479: 478: 477: 438: 437: 431: 413: 410: 405: 404: 394: 393: 389: 381: 374: 364: 362: 348: 347: 336: 331: 319: 292:William Edwards 284: 207: 204:Listed Building 161:William Edwards 118:Characteristics 70: 68: 64: 61: 56: 53: 51: 49: 48: 38: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 486: 484: 476: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 440: 439: 436: 435: 429: 409: 406: 403: 402: 387: 385:, p. 593. 372: 333: 332: 330: 327: 326: 325: 318: 315: 283: 280: 266:, carries the 250: 249: 246: 245: 241: 240: 237: 236: 233: 232: 229: 225: 224: 221: 217: 216: 213: 209: 208: 202: 199: 198: 195: 194: 191: 185: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 158: 154: 153: 149: 148: 145: 144:Piers in water 141: 140: 137: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 115: 114: 101: 97: 96: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 46: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 485: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 443: 432: 430:0-14-071053-1 426: 422: 421: 416: 412: 411: 407: 398: 391: 388: 384: 379: 377: 373: 361: 360: 355: 351: 345: 343: 341: 339: 335: 328: 324: 321: 320: 316: 314: 312: 308: 303: 301: 297: 293: 289: 281: 279: 277: 273: 269: 265: 264:Monmouthshire 261: 257: 247: 242: 238: 234: 230: 222: 214: 212:Official name 205: 196: 192: 190: 189:Daily traffic 186: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 162: 159: 155: 150: 146: 142: 138: 131: 128: 125: 121: 116: 113: 109: 108:Monmouthshire 105: 102: 98: 95: 92: 88: 84: 80: 75: 47: 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 16: 419: 415:Newman, John 399:. BBC Wales. 390: 363:. Retrieved 357: 304: 285: 255: 253: 223:1 April 1974 85:road traffic 15: 383:Newman 2000 311:John Newman 206:– Grade II* 69: / 44:Coordinates 442:Categories 256:Usk Bridge 220:Designated 183:Statistics 54:51°42′06″N 25:Usk Bridge 296:cutwaters 272:River Usk 270:over the 94:River Usk 57:2°54′24″W 417:(2000). 365:18 April 317:See also 244:Location 157:Designer 136:of spans 123:Material 408:Sources 300:soffits 178:1836-37 170:1746-47 152:History 90:Crosses 82:Carries 427:  100:Locale 329:Notes 112:Wales 425:ISBN 367:2022 350:Cadw 268:A472 254:The 231:2129 193:road 260:Usk 134:No. 104:Usk 444:: 375:^ 356:. 352:. 337:^ 302:. 278:. 262:, 258:, 110:, 106:, 433:. 369:. 147:2 139:5

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Coordinates
51°42′06″N 2°54′24″W / 51.7018°N 2.9068°W / 51.7018; -2.9068
River Usk
Usk
Monmouthshire
Wales
Old Red Sandstone
William Edwards
Daily traffic
Listed Building
Usk
Monmouthshire
A472
River Usk
Grade II* listed structure
Old Red Sandstone
William Edwards
cutwaters
soffits
Grade II* listed structure
John Newman
List of bridges in Wales




Cadw
"Usk Bridge (partly in Llanbadoc Community) (Grade II*) (2129)"
National Historic Assets of Wales

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