Chepstow Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1954. Bridge.

Chepstow Bridge

WRENN ID
mired-mullion-rush
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 1954
Type
Bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

Chepstow Bridge is a road bridge over the River Wye, dated 1816 and designed by John Raistrick. It features cast iron construction supported by five ribs of five segmental arches, which are graded from the center and rest on four massive stone breakwaters. These breakwaters are approximately elliptical and have larger plinths at low water level. There is an abutment on the Chepstow side and an abutment that leads to a right-angled return in the road on the Tutshill side.

The bridge has a continuous plain railed balustrade with evenly spaced standards, each holding eleven square balusters. There is a decorative panel at the center, with elaborate lamp standards on each side of the roadway. The balustrade features cast lettering in silhouette that reads "ANNO DOMINI 1816" and "MONMOUTH" to the south, and "GLOUCESTER" to the north, indicating that the bridge is situated half in Wales and half in England. Additionally, there are eight further decorative panels included in the balustrade. The design is noted for its singular grace, with the roadway rising to the center.

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