Crickhowell Bridge
Crickhowell Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°51′23″N 3°08′32″W / 51.8564°N 3.1423°W |
| Carries | Vehicles and pedestrian traffic |
| Crosses | River Usk |
| Locale | Crickhowell, Powys, Wales |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Rubble stone |
| Total length | 128.00 m (419.95 ft) |
| Width | 4.00 m (13.12 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | Origins 1538, rebuilt 1706, expanded 1810 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Crickhowell Bridge (partly in Crickhowell community) |
| Designated | 21 October 1978 |
| Reference no. | 20716 |
| Official name | Crickhowell Bridge |
| Reference no. | BR005 |
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Crickhowell Bridge is an 18th-century bridge that spans the River Usk in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. The main A4077 road to Gilwern crosses it. The bridge is claimed to be the longest stone bridge in Wales[1][2] at over 128 metres (420 ft). It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled monument.
History and description
The bridge is first documented in 1538
Crickhowell Bridge is unusual (due to the 1828 alterations) in that it has a different number of arches upstream (12) from downstream (13).[4] On the (original) downstream side, the arches are recessed, though not on the upstream side. The bridge has V-shaped cutwaters to both sides with pedestrian refuges above. Construction is of rubble masonry with flat coping stones on the parapets.[3] The bridge is 128 metres (420 ft) long and has a minimum width of 4 metres (13 ft) between parapets.[6]
The bridge became a Grade I listed structure in 1998, being "one of Wales' finest early bridges".[3] It is also a Scheduled monument.[8]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-0919-1858-3
- ^ "Crickhowell". Explore Mid Wales (Powys County Council). Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Crickhowell Bridge Survey – River Usk, Fish Passage Proposals". The Wye Usk Foundation. 8 March 2012. pp. 1/2. Archived from the original (pdf) on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ISBN 0-7277-2939-X
- ^ a b "Crickhowell Bridge". Engineering-Timelines.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Crickhowell Bridge damaged during police car chase". BBC News. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
