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Latitude: 51.9476 / 51°56'51"N
Longitude: -3.3938 / 3°23'37"W
OS Eastings: 304299
OS Northings: 228591
OS Grid: SO042285
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MDTQ
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.496V
Plus Code: 9C3RWJX4+2F
Entry Name: Usk Bridge
Listing Date: 16 December 1976
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: I
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 6815
Building Class: Transport
Also known as: Brecon Bridge
ID on this website: 300006815
Location: Spanning River Usk, and linking Bridge Street with Watergate.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: Road bridge
1563, replacing a bridge destroyed by floods about 35 years earlier. Many subsequent alterations for example repaired in 1772, widened in 1794 under supervision of bridge builder Thomas Edwards (son of the great William Edwards), at cost of £1000, repaired in 1801 under supervision of John Mound. Theophilus Jones remarked (1809) that some of the new work had collapsed. Widened in C20 by the addition of a metal framed foot passage to either side.
Stone bridge of seven segmental arches with stone parapet.
Graded I as fine historic bridge with C16 origins and strong group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Cadw Ref BR004 (POW).
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