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Latest revision as of 09:02, 6 March 2023
This was the first modern cable-stayed bridge in the UK. Crosses the River Usk. Grade II* listed.
Designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson and and the Borough Engineer D P Cartwright.
Contractor: Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co.
Opened in 1964.
500 ft span. Slender steel deck (just 4.5 ft deep at centre).
48 cables, 3" diameter. Hollow concrete pylons 165 ft high.
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Sources of Information
- 'An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges' by David McFetrich, Pen & Sword Transport, 2019
- [1] British Listed Buildings website