Abergavenny Bridge — Local services in Llanfoist Fawr

The bridge was originally known as Tudor Bridge, due to the historical tradition that it was built by Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, who was also Baron Abergavenny. This supports a construction date of the mid-15th century. The early 19th century tramway, which originally ran parallel to the bridge, was constructed in 1811 by William Crossley. The tramway carried the Llanvihangel Railway from the canal at Llanfoist. In the mid-19th century the bridge and the tramway were combined. The bridge has seven voussoired arches and cutwaters below. The parapets were rebuilt in the 20th century, and have flat coping stones. It is a Grade II* listed building and a...

As pc 1977 Nathan Ford of Gwent police has banned me from stopping on/under bridges, it's a great challenge to drive my Huge mobility scooter across it on the sidewalk. I really enjoy going as slow as possible without stopping and I never stop, as I don't want to be arrested, taken to court, fined £2500 or be given a criminal record for stopping on/under any bridge throughout Wales. It's the...

Picturesque bridge that has been slightly spoiled by the council’s “temporary” repairs to the parapet. Since it took them two years to do any repair at all, who knows when they’ll get around to fixing it properly. [edit] the permanant repair has now been done, and when the new stones have weathered to the same colour as the old ones (say about 50 years' time)...