List of crossings of the River Usk

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Key to heritage status
Status Criteria[1]
I Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II* Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest
II Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest


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Crossing Date Coordinates Heritage
status		 Locality Notes Image


Usk Reservoir Dam 51°56′39″N 3°41′55″W / 
51.9443°N 3.6986°W / 51.9443; -3.6986 (Usk Reservoir)
 Full to the brim
Minor Road Bridge under Dam 51°56′50″N 3°41′39″W / 51.9473°N 3.6942°W / 51.9473; -3.6942 (Minor Road Bridge under Dam)
Cwmwysg Footbridge 51°56′30″N 3°40′19″W / 51.9416°N 3.6719°W / 51.9416; -3.6719 (Cwmwysg Footbridge) Pombren_Cwmwysg_-_Cwmwysg_footbridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6951689
Pont Cwmwysg[2] Early 19th Cent 51°56′29″N 3°40′13″W / 51.9415°N 3.6704°W / 51.9415; -3.6704 (Pont Cwmwysg) II Bridge at Cwmwysg
Chapel St Bridge 51°56′43″N 3°37′48″W / 51.9454°N 3.63°W / 51.9454; -3.63 (Chapel St Bridge) Trecastle Pont Newydd
Pont Pantyscallog[3] Late 18th Cent 51°57′01″N 3°35′49″W / 51.9503°N 3.5969°W / 51.9503; -3.5969 (Pont Pantyscallog) II Pont Pantysgallog
Pont Ynysyrwyddfa 51°56′42″N 3°35′01″W / 51.9449°N 3.5837°W / 51.9449; -3.5837 (Pont Ynysyrwyddfa) A40
Sennybridge Training Area Bridge 51°56′44″N 3°34′21″W / 51.9455°N 3.5726°W / 51.9455; -3.5726 (Sennybridge Training Area Bridge) Bridge over the River Usk at Sennybridge
Pont Llwyncyntefin[4] 1750 51°57′02″N 3°33′59″W / 51.9506°N 3.5664°W / 51.9506; -3.5664 (Pont Llwyncyntefin) II Sennybridge Pont Llwyncyntefin
Minor Road Bridge 51°57′18″N 3°32′02″W / 51.9549°N 3.5338°W / 51.9549; -3.5338 (Minor Road Bridge) Road and rail bridge, Trallong
Abercamlais Bridge[5] 1600 51°57′01″N 3°30′25″W / 51.9504°N 3.507°W / 51.9504; -3.507 (Abercamlais Bridge) II* Trallong
Suspension bridge at Abercamlais[6] Mid-to later 19th Cent 51°57′01″N 3°30′20″W / 51.9503°N 3.5056°W / 51.9503; -3.5056 (Abercamlais Suspension Bridge) II Trallong
Penpont Bridge[7] 1660 51°56′54″N 3°29′55″W / 51.9484°N 3.4985°W / 51.9484; -3.4985 (Penpont Bridge) II* Bridge over the River Usk at Penpont
Aberbran Bridge[8] 1791 51°57′06″N 3°28′29″W / 51.9518°N 3.4748°W / 51.9518; -3.4748 (Aberbran Bridge) II Aber-bran Bridge
Usk Bridge[9] 1563 51°56′51″N 3°23′38″W / 51.9476°N 3.3938°W / 51.9476; -3.3938 (Usk Bridge Brecon) I Brecon Usk Bridge, Brecon
A40 Bridge 51°56′21″N 3°21′44″W / 51.9393°N 3.3622°W / 51.9393; -3.3622 (A40 Bridge) Brecon River_Usk_above_A40_Brecon_by-pass_bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6818894
Lock Road Bridge[10] Late 18th Cent 51°56′11″N 3°20′36″W / 51.9364°N 3.3434°W / 51.9364; -3.3434 (Lock Road Bridge) II* B4558_Lock_Road_Bridge_over_River_Usk_from_Brynich_Aqueduct_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3379452
Cefn Brynich Aqueduct[11] 1800 51°56′11″N 3°20′27″W / 51.9365°N 3.3409°W / 51.9365; -3.3409 (Cefn Brynich Aqueduct) II* Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Aqueduct_over_the_Usk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_381929
Station Road Bridge 51°54′06″N 3°16′37″W / 51.9016°N 3.2769°W / 51.9016; -3.2769 (Station Road Bridge) Talybont-on-Usk River Usk road bridge viewed from the riverbank, Llansantffraed
Llandetty Hall Footbridge 51°52′52″N 3°16′06″W / 51.881°N 3.2684°W / 51.881; -3.2684 (Llandetty Hall Footbridge) Derelict Derelict_suspension_bridge_across_the_River_Usk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4128961
Llangynidr Bridge ~1700 51°52′28″N 3°13′59″W / 51.8745°N 3.233°W / 51.8745; -3.233 (Llangynidr Bridge) I Llangynidr Llangynidr Bridge
Glanusk Bridge[12] 1836 51°52′19″N 3°10′30″W / 51.8719°N 3.1749°W / 51.8719; -3.1749 (Glanusk Bridge) II* Glanusk Park Bridge
Crickhowell Bridge 1706 51°51′24″N 3°08′30″W / 51.8566°N 3.1416°W / 51.8566; -3.1416 (Crickhowell Bridge) I Crickhowell A4077 Crickhowell Bridge, from the north
Glangrwyney Bailey Bridge 51°50′17″N 3°06′13″W / 51.8380°N 3.1037°W / 51.8380; -3.1037 (Glangrwyney Bailey Bridge) Glangrwyney Side view of Glangrwyney Bailey bridge.
Gas Pipeline 51°49′09″N 3°01′48″W / 51.8193°N 3.03°W / 51.8193; -3.03 (Gas Pipeline) Pipeline_over_the_River_Usk_near_Abergavenny_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3544283
Abergavenny Bridge 17th Cent 51°49′10″N 3°01′45″W / 51.8194°N 3.0292°W / 51.8194; -3.0292 (Abergavenny Bridge) II* Abergavenny The_Usk_Bridge_at_Abergavenny_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6457356
Pipe Bridge 51°48′46″N 3°00′56″W / 51.8128°N 3.0155°W / 51.8128; -3.0155 (Pipe Bridge) Abergavenny Pipe bridge over the Usk/Wysg
Abergavenny Bypass Bridge 51°48′42″N 3°01′01″W / 51.8116°N 3.0169°W / 51.8116; -3.0169 (Abergavenny Bypass Bridge) Abergavenny A465
Llanellen Bridge[13] 1821 51°47′36″N 3°00′30″W / 51.7933°N 3.0082°W / 51.7933; -3.0082 (Llanellen Bridge) II Llanellen Usk Bridge at Llanellen
St Bartholomew's Church Footbridge 51°46′47″N 2°59′19″W / 51.7796°N 2.9887°W / 51.7796; -2.9887 (St Bartholomew's Church Footbridge) Llanover Footbridge over the River Usk at Llanover
Railway Bridge 51°46′45″N 2°58′20″W / 51.7791°N 2.9721°W / 51.7791; -2.9721 (Railway Bridge) Welsh Marches Line Usk_Valley_Walk_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_8051731
Pant-y-Goitre Bridge 1821 51°46′30″N 2°56′46″W / 51.7751°N 2.946°W / 51.7751; -2.946 (Pant-y-Goitre Bridge) II* Llanvihangel Gobion Pant-y-Goitre Bridge, River Usk
Chain Bridge 1906 51°44′43″N 2°56′54″W / 51.7452°N 2.9482°W / 51.7452; -2.9482 (Chain Bridge) II Still called Chain Bridge although replaced with steel arch in 1906 The_Chainbridge_at_Chain_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3255288
Old Rail Bridge 51°42′23″N 2°54′28″W / 51.7065°N 2.9077°W / 51.7065; -2.9077 (Old Rail Bridge) Usk Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway Old railway bridge over The Usk
Usk Bridge (Usk) 1747 51°42′06″N 2°54′24″W / 51.7018°N 2.9068°W / 51.7018; -2.9068 (Usk Bridge (Usk)) II* Usk Stone arches of Usk Bridge
New Bridge 1779 51°38′55″N 2°53′25″W / 51.6486°N 2.8903°W / 51.6486; -2.8903 (New Bridge) II* Tredunnock The_bridge,_Newbridge_on_Usk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4016746
Twenty Ten Bridge 51°36′59″N 2°56′20″W / 51.6163°N 2.9389°W / 51.6163; -2.9389 (Twenty Ten Bridge) Celtic Manor Resort The_Twenty_Ten_Bridge,_Celtic_Manor_Resort
Caerleon Bridge[14] 1812 51°36′26″N 2°57′10″W / 51.6073°N 2.9528°W / 51.6073; -2.9528 (Caerleon Bridge) II Caerleon Caerleon Bridge over River Usk, High Street, Caerleon
Rail Bridge 51°36′25″N 2°58′54″W / 51.607°N 2.9817°W / 51.607; -2.9817 (Rail Bridge) Newport Welsh Marches Line Driftwood trapped in a railway bridge support frame, Newport
M4 Bridge 51°36′16″N 2°59′26″W / 51.6044°N 2.9906°W / 51.6044; -2.9906 (M4 Bridge) Newport The M4 Motorway River Usk crossing (2)
Rail Bridge 51°35′29″N 2°59′38″W / 51.5914°N 2.994°W / 51.5914; -2.994 (Rail Bridge) Newport South Wales Main Line River Usk bridge at Newport
Newport Bridge[15] 1927 51°35′25″N 2°59′39″W / 51.5904°N 2.9943°W / 51.5904; -2.9943 (Newport Bridge) II Newport bridge, Newport
Newport City Footbridge 51°35′13″N 2°59′24″W / 51.587°N 2.9901°W / 51.587; -2.9901 (Newport City Footbridge) Newport Pedestrian_footbridge_over_river,_Newport_-_geograph.org.uk_-_8229053
George St Bridge[16] 1964 51°35′03″N 2°59′02″W / 51.5843°N 2.984°W / 51.5843; -2.984 (George St Bridge) II* Newport George_Street_bridge,_Newport_-_geograph.org.uk_-_8057033
City Bridge 51°34′37″N 2°58′27″W / 51.5769°N 2.9743°W / 51.5769; -2.9743 (City Bridge) Newport A48 The_southern_side_of_City_Bridge._Newport_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3947496
Newport Transporter Bridge 1906 51°34′14″N 2°59′08″W / 51.5706°N 2.9855°W / 51.5706; -2.9855 (Newport Transporter Bridge) I Newport Transporter_Bridge_(detail),_Newport_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5572072

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