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Bigsweir Bridge

 
Normal Tidal Limit
Bigsweir Bridge, Forest of Dean NP25 4TS, United Kingdom (A466)
 
Information about the place
Bigsweir Bridge is a major waterways place at the end of the River Wye (beyond which it is navigable for smaller craft); past Beachley Point (Junction of the River Severn and the River Wye ) (15 miles to the south).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Beachley Point is Llandogo; 1 mile and 1½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.

Chepstow Town Bridge12 miles
Old Wye Bridge11 miles, 5¾ furlongs
Wintour's Leap9 miles, 7 furlongs
Tintern Bridge4 miles, 4½ furlongs
Brockweir Bridge3 miles, 1¼ furlongs
Llandogo1 mile, 1½ furlongs
Bigsweir Bridge
 
 
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 Sloop Inn
 
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Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Bigsweir Bridge is an 1827 road bridge crossing the River Wye, straddling the boundary between the parish of St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, and Llandogo, Monmouthshire, Wales. It carries the A466 road, and is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the village of Llandogo, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Whitebrook, and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the village of St Briavels. It is the Normal Tidal Limit of the River Wye, and navigation below this point falls under the jurisdiction of the Gloucester Harbour Trustees.

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[List of bridges in Wales] Bridge " britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2011. "Bigsweir Bridge" britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2011. "Blaen y Cwm [St Briavels] Valley Railway, and St Briavels Station was situated a mile away near Bigsweir bridge. Coal mining, iron ore extraction, stone quarrying and forestry with [A466 road] crossing the A40. After crossing the River Wye at the Wye Bridge, Monmouth and Bigsweir Bridge near Llandogo, it follows a picturesque route south down [River Wye] railway bridge at Redbrook Monmouth Viaduct and Duke of Beaufort Bridge at Monmouth Bigsweir Bridge Chepstow Castle and bridge Brockweir Bridge Biblins [List of bridges in the United Kingdom] Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road bridges or footbridges in the United Kingdom. Railway bridges are listed under: List of railway [Flood arch] University of Sheffield on Researchgate". Crow, Alan (1995). "Bigsweir Bridge". Bridges on the River Wye. Lapridge Publications. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-9518589-9-8 [Grade II* listed buildings in Forest of Dean] 335585 (Tithe Barn, Highleadon Court) 1152574 Bigsweir Bridge Bigsweir, St. Briavels, Forest of Dean Road Bridge 1826/29 7 March 1988 SO5387005105 51°44′34″N [Grade II* listed buildings in Monmouthshire] National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2019. Cadw. "Bigsweir Bridge (24916)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2019 [Trellech United] churches, three Grade II* houses, a Grade II* listed dovecote and the Bigsweir Bridge over the Wye. Trellech United has a community council of thirteen community
 
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Bigsweir Bridge - Wikipedia
Bigsweir Bridge is an 1827 road bridge crossing the River Wye, straddling the boundary between the parish of St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, and ...
Danger from falling rocks to fully close commuter route into ...
Sep 12, 2018 ... The A466 Wye Valley just north of Bigsweir Bridge is to be shut.
Bigsweir Bridge to Monmouth | wyewalker.com
Bigsweir Bridge to Monmouth Walks updated 16-04-13. Walks: B1: Redbrook's industrial heritage, memories of the British Navy, and a brief incursion into ...
A466 Wye Valley - Bank Stabilisation Work - Gloucestershire County ...
A major safety scheme to stablise the embankment just north of Bigsweir Bridge will start on Wednesday 26th September. Due to the nature of the scheme, a full ...
Bigsweir bridge | Steve Liptrot Photography> 30 second expos ...
Jan 21, 2017 ... Steve Liptrot Photography> 30 second exposure edited in Silver Efex Pro. Wye valley.
File:Bigsweir Bridge.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Nov 4, 2017 ... File:Bigsweir Bridge.jpg. No higher resolution available. Bigsweir_Bridge.jpg ( 640 × 480 pixels, file size: 81 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg).
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Jan 21, 2017 ... Steve Liptrot Photography Wye valley, Monmouthshire.
Cadora Woods - Woodland Trust
Cadora Woods occupy a 3.75km (2.3-mile) stretch of the English side of the Wye Valley between Bigsweir Bridge and the village of Redbrook. The woods are in ...
Category:Bigsweir Bridge - Wikimedia Commons
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Bigsweir Bridge - River Wye - JHLPHOTOGRAPHY
Bigsweir Bridge is a road bridge constructed in 1827 crossing the River Wye, straddling the England / Wales border between the parish of St. Briavels, ...