Crickhowell Bridge (partly in Crickhowell community) is a Grade I listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 October 1998. Bridge.
Crickhowell Bridge (partly in Crickhowell community)
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1998
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Crickhowell Bridge is a Grade I listed single carriageway bridge that features partly coursed rubble masonry and gently ramps towards the center. It has thirteen arches on the southeast downstream side and twelve arches on the northwest upstream side, with low segmental arches of varying widths. The bridge includes V-shaped cutwaters and refuges that are integrated into the parapets, which have flat coping stones.
The design of the two sides of the bridge differs due to widening work completed in 1810. The southeast downstream side dates back to 1706 and is made of narrow, roughly coursed stone without a string course. Its arches are recessed with narrow voussoirs, and some of the parapets and arch heads have been rebuilt using larger blocks. In contrast, the northwest upstream side features a string course, and its arches are not recessed. The northwest half of the abutments, cutwaters, and some of the arched heads have been almost entirely rebuilt using large blocks of red and blue stone.
At the northeast end, the bridge divides into two forks; the right fork, Bridge Street, is the original route, while New Street, added between 1828 and 1830, forms the left fork, which has one wide arch instead of two.
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