Newtown Bridge

Eastern road arch (Big Arch) built of squared ironstone, with tooled ashlar voussoirs to wide single segmental arch. N side has keystone dated 1813. Eyebrow-like iron ties at keystone level. Arch has two parallel stringcourses above. Short angled cheek revetments each side, built of cut stone in tumbled courses. Upper stage of bridge is narrower, the road carried on a series of yellow brick semi-circular arches visible on the N side (much obscured by overgrowth) and concealed by later concreting on the S side, which is sloped up from the top of the lower stage, presumably for strengthening. Road has been widened on concrete corbels; modern metal rails. Concrete pedestrian tunnel of 1965 between arches.

Western arch, built of rock-faced masonry is narrower, round arched, the arch-ring of yellow brick in five header courses. Keystones dated 1859 with added dates of 1861. Rock-faced imposts, carried on through tunnel. Stringcourse with parapet above; moulded terracotta copings. On S side, bridge has large rubble cheek-revetment to left; very broad shallower smaller revetment to right with sloping cemented top, containing tunnel. On the N side, a very long sloping cheek-revetment to the right, shorter left-hand revetment.

Arch over the Ebbw River at base of deep ravine, obscured by overgrowth.