Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,711 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Chartist Bridge, Blackwood

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Sirhowy Enterprise Way, Blackwood, Gwent

Also known as the Sirhowy Valley Bridge.

The Chartist bridge is a 227m long cable-stayed bridge, designed by Arup and built by Costain, as part of the Sirhowy Enterprise Way road scheme, which opened to traffic on 23 December 2005.

Spans 105 and 122m. Single A-frame concrete pylon, 87m above valley floor. Steel-framed deck. 18 sets of stays.[1]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 'An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges' by David McFetrich, Pen & Sword Transport, 2019
  • [1] Coflein: Chartist Bridge, Sirhowy Enterprise Way, Blackwood