# Caerleon Bridge

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{{Short description|Grade II listed bridge in Newport, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}}
thumb|Caerleon Bridge 
thumb|upright|The Toll House, Caerleon Bridge

'''Caerleon Bridge''' is a [bridge](/source/bridge) crossing of the [River Usk](/source/River_Usk) at [Caerleon](/source/Caerleon) in the city of [Newport, Wales](/source/Newport%2C_Wales), carrying the [B4236 road](/source/B4236_road) from Caerleon-ultra-Pontem into Caerleon itself.

The stone-built bridge was built by David Edwards between 1806 and 1812 as a replacement for the previous wooden bridge. Prior to the opening of the [A449](/source/A449_road) [dual carriageway](/source/dual_carriageway) a few miles to the east in 1972, the narrow bridge and streets of Caerleon carried the [trunk road](/source/trunk_road) from Newport to [Raglan](/source/Raglan%2C_Monmouthshire) via Caerleon Bridge. A steel and concrete footbridge was attached in 1974.<ref>{{Coflein|num=24212 |desc=Caerleon Road Bridge |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>

The bridge is the furthest upstream of the twelve bridges over the River Usk within the city boundaries of Newport.

The foundation stone of the original [Newport Bridge](/source/Newport_Town_Bridge) is set into the stonework of Caerleon Bridge bearing the inscription "This bridge was erected at the expense of [the County](/source/Monmouthshire_(historic)) by David Edwards and his two sons William and Thomas. Completed AD MDCCC."

==References==
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==See also==
*[Newport and Caerleon Bridges over Usk Act 1597](/source/Newport_and_Caerleon_Bridges_over_Usk_Act_1597)
*[List of bridges in Wales](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Wales)

{{River Usk crossings in Newport}}

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{{Caerleon, Wales}}

{{City of Newport}}

Category:Bridges in Newport, Wales
Category:Bridges completed in 1806
Category:Bridges over the River Usk
Category:Landmarks in Newport, Wales
Category:Grade II listed bridges in Wales
Category:Former toll bridges in Wales
Category:Road bridges in Wales
Category:Caerleon
Category:Stone bridges in the United Kingdom
Category:Grade II listed buildings in Caerleon, Wales

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