Pant-y-Goitre Bridge

Pant-y-Goitre Bridge
"an unusual and handsome design"
Coordinates 51°46′30″N 2°56′46″W / 51.7751°N 2.946°W / 51.7751; -2.946Coordinates: 51°46′30″N 2°56′46″W / 51.7751°N 2.946°W / 51.7751; -2.946
Carries road traffic
Crosses River Usk
Locale Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire, Wales
Characteristics
No. of spans 3
Piers in water 2
History
Designer John Upton (civil engineer)
Construction start 1821
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name Pant-y-Goitre Bridge, with approach embankments and flood arches
Designated 9 December 2005
Reference no. 87210
Pant-y-Goitre Bridge
Location in Monmouthshire

Pant-y-Goitre Bridge crosses the River Usk between Abergavenny and Usk near the village of Llanfair Kilgeddin. The bridge carries the B4598. It was constructed in 1821 by the engineer John Upton.

History

The bridge was designed and built in 1821 by John Upton as part of the improvements to the Abergavenny to Usk turnpike road.[1] Upton also undertook other work in the immediate vicinity, including the Llanellen Bridge[2] and churches at Llanvihangel Gobion[3] and Llangattock-juxta-Usk.[4]

Description

The bridge is constructed of ashlar,[1] and has three spans, with spandrel circular voids.[5] The architectural historian John Newman describes the bridge as, "an unusual and handsome design".[5] The bridge is a Grade II* listed structure.[6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
  2. ↑ Stuff, Good. "Llanellen Bridge, Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
  4. ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
  5. 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 285.
  6. ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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