Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Newport Bridge (partly in Stow Hill community)
St. Julians, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 12 March 1999
- Community
- St. Julians
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59057, -2.99361
- Cadw reference
- 21459
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Carries A467 over The Usk, from Clarence Place towards High Street.
History
The bridge opened on 22 June 1927, replacing the stone bridge of 1800 by David Edwards. The bridge is by the Borough Engineer, W E Lloyd.
Exterior
Road bridge of 5 arches. Stone piers and abutments in grey ashlar, rock-faced cutwaters, steel girder arches. The piers are pierced with arches. The piers rise to form bases for classicising iron lamps with triple lanterns. Pierced iron balustrades between.
Reason for designation
Elegant early C20 bridge on key site adjacent to Newport Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Newport Bridge (partly in St Julians and Stow Hill communities)Transportunder 1 mi
- Newport Bridge (partly in St Julians community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Newport CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Newport CastleCastleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.