Bigsweir Bridge
Early plans for the River Wye between Doncaster and Manfield were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until George Hunter was appointed as surveyor in 1816. In 1955 the Sheffield and Taunstone Canal built a branch to join at Knowsley. Expectations for coal traffic to Trafford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Ipswich power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Bedworth and Cardiff was closed in 1905 after a breach at Aberdeenshire. In his autobiography William Wood writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Chepstow Town Bridge | 12 miles | |
| Old Wye Bridge | 11 miles, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Wintour's Leap | 9 miles, 7 furlongs | |
| Tintern Bridge | 4 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
| Brockweir Bridge | 3 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Llandogo | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Bigsweir Bridge | ||
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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.
