Crossings of the River Wye in the UK cover the whole length of the from its source at Plynlimon to the River Severn. For much of its length the river forms part of the border between England and Wales. The lower Wye Valley is a National Landscape (formerly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). There are some 15 Grade II listed bridges, one Grade II* listed bridge and three Grade I listed bridges.
Crossings +Key to heritage status Status CriteriaI Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally importantII* Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interestII Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest
In order, moving downstream:
CrossingCoordinatesBuiltHeritagestatus LocalityNotesRefsImage Source of the River Wye -PlynlimonIncluded for completenessY Drum Bridge 1965Pont RhydgaledThe first bridge over the Wye, below its source. A steel beam structure with a wooden deck, long with two cylindrical columns mid-span.Pont Cefn-Brwyn about 1910Pont RhygaledBuilt to serve the Nanty Lead Mine. The bridge was strengthened in 1975 to allow road vehicles from the Institute of Hydrology to reach a weir upstream of the bridge.Pont Rhydgaled1800Pont RhydgaledCarries the A44 road over river just above its confluence with the Afon Tarenig.Nanty 1992A three-span wooden footbridge built to replace an earlier structure. The Nanty Lead Mine was located here, but closed in 1867.Footbridge 1992The Wye Valley Walk footbridge Waun Capel Parc footbridge1965-RhayaderA single-span made of three continuous truss girders of welded steel, built by the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.Rhayader road bridge Rhayader. Carries the B4518 road.Glyn BridgeLlanwrthwlLlanwrthwl Bridge LlanwrthwlYr Allt Farm bridge Farm accessNewbridge-on-Wye Bridge Newbridge-on-Wye Brynwern Bridge Llanyrehttps://coflein.gov.uk/en/sites/43177Builth Road Railway Bridge Near Builth Road railway stationLocated on the Heart of Wales Line.Wye Bridge, Builth WellsBuilth WellsErwood BridgeErwoodCarries the B4594 roadLady Milford's Bridge -LlanstephanBoughrood Bridge BoughroodGlasbury Bridge GlasburyHay Bridge Hay-on-Wye railway stationCrossed over the river from Radnorshire to Brecknockshire as well as the currently closed Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway. It is near the former Hay-on-Wye station which is on the southern side in Herefordshire. Whitney-on-Wye Railway Bridge Whitney-on-WyeDemolished on the former Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway which is closed.Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge Whitney-on-WyeBredwardine Bridge BredwardineBridge Sollers Bridge Bridge SollersHunderton Bridge -HerefordOn the former Goods Line, part of the original Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford RailwayGreyfriars bridge (A49 road)1967Wye Bridge, HerefordHerefordLate 15th century, widened 1826. Victoria BridgeHerefordFootbridge over River Wye, c. 1897, built by Findlay of Motherwell, concrete piers Greenway Bridge-Rotherwas, HerefordBridge links the Bartonsham and Rotherwas areas of Hereford. Eign Bridge-Rotherwas, HerefordBuilt as part of the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway which line is largely closed apart from the section here which is part of the Welsh Marches Line.Holme Lacy Bridge -Holme LacyBallingham Railway Bridge1855–1859BallinghamCarried the closed Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway over the river, the bridge decking is demolished. Hoarwithy Bridge -HoarwithySellack Suspension Bridge SellackFoy Bridge -FoyStrangford Railway Bridge-Closed Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway line. Decking spanning the river demolished.Backney Railway Bridge-Backney Halt railway stationClosed Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway line.Bridstow Bridge-BridstowBridstow bridge, completed in 1960, carries the A40 trunk road over the river Wye near Ross-on-Wye.Wilton Bridge WiltonStone bridge. In 1597 an Act was passed authorising its construction. It was completed within the next 2 years. 5 semicircular arches each with 3 ribs.Kerne Bridge Kerne BridgeRoad bridge. 1828 by B D Jones. Ashlar. Five-span bridge with large central arch flanked by graded arches.Welsh Bicknor Railway Bridge -Welsh BicknorOn the closed Ross and Monmouth Railway.Huntsham Bridge Hand ferry at the Ye Old Ferrie Inn -Symonds Yat Hand ferry at the Saracens Head Inn -Symonds Yat Biblins Bridge -Site of Biblins Youth CampsiteWye Bridge (Monmouth) MonmouthBuilt in 1617Duke of Beaufort Bridge Monmouth TroyBuilt in 1874. It is listed (as a historic structure) simply as the Railway Bridge, Monmouth.Monmouth Viaduct -Monmouth TroyBridge dismantled in 1967. It carried the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway line. Part of the closed Wye Valley Railway line. Penallt ViaductPenallt – RedbrookAlso known as, and listed as Redbrook Railway Bridge. Previously carried the Wye Valley Railway. Still in use as a footpath.Bigsweir BridgeBigsweirCarries the A466 road.Brockweir Bridge1906BrockweirDesigned by S. W. & A. L. Yockney of Victoria Street, Westminster. The contractors were E. Finch and Company of Chepstow. Tintern Railway BridgeTintern stationDemolished. On the closed Wye Valley Railway south of Tintern railway station. Old Tramway Bridge1875TinternListed as the Old Tramway Bridge (formerly Wireworks Bridge), but also known as the Tintern Footbridge. Previously carried the Tintern Wireworks Branch, now a footbridge. Old Wye Bridge, ChepstowChepstowCarries the B4228 road. A48 bridge-ChepstowCarries the A48 road.Chepstow Railway Bridge ChepstowBuilt in 1852 as part of the South Wales Railway. It also brought the Wye Valley Railway (now closed) into Chepstow station. It now carries the Gloucester to Newport Line.M48 Wye BridgeTidenham and Chepstow Built in 1966, it carried the M4 motorway between England and Wales until the opening of the Second Severn Crossing in 1996. It now carries the M48 motorway. Severn-Wye Cable Tunnel-Mathern (Newhouse) – AustThe tunnel is deep, with a diameter of and a total length of . The tunnel carries two 400 kV circuits, each with three cables.Aust Severn Powerline Crossing-Longest powerline span in the UK at 1 mile (1,618 metres).
See also
List of bridges in Wales Wye Valley Wye Valley Walk List of crossings of the River Severn
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