Newport Bridge, Newport
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 Newport Bridge with Clarence Place to the right. |
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| Official name | Newport Bridge |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Usk |
| Locale | Newport |
| Maintained by | Newport City Council |
| Design | Five-span Arch bridge |
| Longest span | ? m (? ft) |
| Total length | ? feet (? metres) |
| Width | Four-lane carriageway, two cycle/footpaths |
| Opening date | 22 June 1927 |
Newport Bridge (commonly called Town Bridge despite Newport now being a city) connects High Street and Clarence Place across the River Usk adjacent to Newport Castle.
The first stone bridge on the site was a bridge of five arches, erected in the year 1800 by David Edwards (son of William Edwards). It was widened and improved in 1866.
By 1920 even the widened bridge had become inadequate, so work began to replace it entirely with a new structure. A temporary wooden bridge was erected alongside it and all power and gas lines were re-routed onto it. Even the tram lines and their overhead power system were moved over. The old bridge was then demolished and the new one erected. On 22 June 1927 the new bridge was complete and opened to traffic by the Transport Minister Wilfrid Ashley.
The original foundation stone bearing the inscription "This bridge was erected at the expense of the County by David Edwards and his two sons William and Thomas. Completed AD MDCCC." is now set into the stonework of Caerleon Bridge.
| 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 |
