George Street Bridge
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 George Street Bridge looking downstream. |
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| Official name | George Street Bridge |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Usk |
| Locale | Newport |
| Maintained by | Newport City Council |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Longest span | 500 feet (152 metres) |
| Width | Four-lane carriageway, two cycle/footpaths (total 84 feet / 25½ metres) |
| Height | 171 feet (52 metres) |
| Opening date | 9 April 1964 |
George Street Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk at Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1964 and is the first cable-stayed bridge in the United Kingdom. It is Grade II* listed.
Before its opening in 1964 the only crossings of the river Usk in central Newport were the Newport Bridge carrying the main A48 road and Newport Transporter Bridge. Originally the bridge was planned to be six lanes wide, but with the M4 motorway Usk bridge already planned further upstream it was reduced to four lanes. On completion, the A48 route was diverted over the new bridge, making it the preferred route for through traffic, although in 2004 the new City Bridge on the Southern Distributor Road further downstream became the preferred route and assumed the route number.
| Crossings of the River Usk, Newport, UK, north to south |
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| Caerleon Bridge | St. Julian's railway bridge | M4 motorway Usk bridge | Great Western Railway Usk bridge | Newport Bridge | Newport City footbridge | George Street Bridge | City Bridge | Newport Transporter Bridge |
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