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Latitude: 51.8058 / 51°48'20"N
Longitude: -2.7078 / 2°42'28"W
OS Eastings: 351295
OS Northings: 212145
OS Grid: SO512121
Mapcode National: GBR FL.XGXQ
Mapcode Global: VH86V.0WV1
Plus Code: 9C3VR74R+8V
Entry Name: Railway Bridge
Listing Date: 10 August 2005
Last Amended: 10 August 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 85226
Building Class: Transport
Also known as: Railway Bridge
ID on this website: 300085226
Location: About 750m south of Monmouth centre and accessed by footpath.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Monmouth
Community: Monmouth (Trefynwy)
Community: Monmouth
Locality: May Hill
Built-Up Area: Monmouth
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Railway bridge Footbridge
Built in 1874 to carry the Ross and Monmouth Railway over the River Wye to its junction with the Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway at Troy station. It was built by Finch and Co. of Chepstow and designed by their foreman, Mr. Bailiff. The line was closed in 1959 and the bridge now carries a footpath. The bridge remains unaltered apart from the removal of the deck ballast.
Constructed wholly of cast and wrought iron apart from the local red sandstone abutments. Three unequal spans supported on pairs of circular cast iron piers, two in the river and two on the west bank. Side spans in panels with wrought iron cross bracing, central bow-string girder also with cross bracing. Deck of arched cast iron plates.
Included for its special interest as a rare and unaltered all-metal railway bridge of definite character.
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