The Old Road Bridge across the River Wye, Chepstow
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The Old Road Bridge across the River Wye, Chepstow
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 13 Nov 2012
Viewed from the Welsh side looking towards Gloucestershire and England. The national boundary is the midpoint between the banks. The Wye here is tidal, fed by water from the Bristol Channel via the River Severn. The tidal range is the second highest in the world, after the Bay of Fundy in Canada. Any bridge across the Wye here needs to be tall and strong enough to resist the frequent reversals in the flow of water. The earliest known bridge across the river in this area was a Roman one about a kilometre upstream. This elegant cast-iron bridge dates from 1816. Its predecessors in this location were a wooden bridge of c1700 and its late 18th century wood and stone successor.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.647189
Longitude
-2.672153