Pant-y-Goitre Bridge
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Pant-y-Goitre Bridge | |
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 "an unusual and handsome design" | |
| Coordinates | 51°46′30″N 2°56′46″W / 51.7751°N 2.946°W |
| Carries | road traffic |
| Crosses | River Usk |
| Locale | Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | John Upton (civil engineer) |
| Construction start | 1821 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Pant-y-Goitre Bridge, with approach embankments and flood arches |
| Designated | 9 December 2005 |
| Reference no. | 87210 |
| Location | |
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Pant-y-Goitre Bridge crosses the River Usk between Abergavenny and Usk near the village of Llanfair Kilgeddin. The bridge carries the B4598. It was constructed in 1821 by the engineer John Upton.
The bridge was designed and built in 1821 by John Upton as part of the improvements to the Abergavenny to Usk turnpike road.[1] Upton also undertook other work in the immediate vicinity, including the Llanellen Bridge[2] and churches at Llanvihangel Gobion[3] and Llangattock-juxta-Usk.[4]