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Chepstow: Old Wye Bridge

            Cast-iron bridge over the River Wye at Chepstow (Monmouthshire, in southeastern Wales), with the tide partly out, on a late afternoon at the beginning of October 2008.

Also known as the Old Wye bridge, it was designed by John Rastrick (who adapted plans by John Rennie) and built by Hazeldine, Rastrick & Company in 1816 ; it is thus an early example of an arched iron bridge, consisting of five arches, with the central arch being the widest at 34 metres. The bridge received reinforcements and repairs in 1889 and 1979. Today, it no longer carries a major road, just a quiet local one, which helps to reduce pressure on this classified historic structure.

For several miles before it flows into the Severn Estuary, the Wye itself is estuarine and is known for its extensive tidal range. In this stretch, the lower Wye forms the boundary between Wales and England; the buildings beyond the bridge in this view are in Castleford, Tutshill, in Gloucestershire (England). Chepstow is the English name of this border town. Its name in Welsh is Cas-Gwent.

(Historical information from the website Structurae (structure ID 20002248) and Wikipedia, both last consulted 11 November 2021. Name heading for John Rastrick in tags from Library of Congress/Name Authority Cooperative File record nr 92000380, provided by the ESTC.)

(From the "archive" -- 2008.)

      [Chepstow bridge Aztec grass afternoon 2008 oct 1 c; IMG_0967]

Taken in: UK / England / Forest of Dean / Tutshill (show map)

Taken on: October 1, 2008

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