Usk Bridge (Brecon)

The Usk Bridge (Welsh: Pont-Yr-Wysg) in Brecon, Powys, Wales is the town's oldest route over the River Usk.

[1] The river was fordable at Brecon and the date of construction of the original bridge here is uncertain.

[3] It was widened in 1794 by bridge builder Thomas Edwards, at a cost of £1,000[2] (equivalent to £150,000 in 2023)[4] During the 20th century it was widened further with the addition of metal framed footpaths on either side.

[2] In the 1950s it required widening to take modern road traffic and a new concrete bed, described as "functional and safe but extremely ugly", was laid on top of the original stone base.

[3] The bridge is a Grade I listed structure.