Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 March 1976. Infrastructure.
Piers and SW abutment of Brunel's railway bridge over River Wye
- WRENN ID
- mired-rafter-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1976
- Type
- Infrastructure
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Railway abutment and piers. Abutment against the embankment is of coursed dressed pale stone and comprises two tall segmental arches, the central pier with impost block and the outer pair with cornices; recessed coursed rock-faced local stone facing to the embankment within the arches and to the angled sides with freestone coping. The piers comprise three groups, in turn comprising a group of 3 pairs in the river and two groups of 3 single piers on the bank. All are of metal and painted, they have metal bands and cushion caps; the river group are clasped together at base and reinforced with short columns and metal braces.
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