Pant-y-Goitre Bridge crosses the
River Usk between
Abergavenny and
Usk
Usk ( cy, Brynbuga) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. Usk Castle, above the town, overlooks th ...
near the village of
Llanfair Kilgeddin. The bridge carries the
B4598. It was constructed in 1821 by the engineer
John Upton.
History
The bridge was designed and built in 1821 by John Upton as part of the improvements to the Abergavenny to Usk
turnpike
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* A type of gate, another word for a turnstile
* In the United States, a toll road
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* A turnpike road, a principal road maintained by a turnpike trust, a body with powers ...
road.
Upton also undertook other work in the immediate vicinity, including the
Llanellen Bridge and churches at
Llanvihangel Gobion
Llanfihangel Gobion ( cy, Llanfihangel-y-gofion) is a village and rural parish of Monmouthshire, Wales, lying within the administrative community of Llanover.
Location
Llanfihangel Gobion is located approximately 5 miles east of Abergavenny ...
and
Llangattock-juxta-Usk.
Description
The bridge is constructed of
ashlar,
and has three spans, with
spandrel
A spandrel is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame; between the tops of two adjacent arches or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square. They are frequently fill ...
circular voids. The architectural historian
John Newman describes the bridge as, "an unusual and handsome design". The bridge is a
Grade II* listed structure.
Notes
References
* {{Cite book
, last=Newman, first=John
, authorlink=John Newman (architectural historian)
, series=The Buildings of Wales
, title=Gwent/Monmouthshire
, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&dq=The+Buildings+of+Wales%3A+Gwent%2FMonmouthshire&pg=PA2
, year=2000
, publisher=Penguin
, location=London
, isbn=0-14-071053-1
Grade II* listed bridges in Wales
Bridges in Monmouthshire
Grade II* listed buildings in Monmouthshire
Scheduled monuments in Monmouthshire
Stone bridges in the United Kingdom
Bridges over the River Usk