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Latitude: 51.6992 / 51°41'56"N
Longitude: -4.8266 / 4°49'35"W
OS Eastings: 204761
OS Northings: 203828
OS Grid: SN047038
Mapcode National: GBR GB.S0TD
Mapcode Global: VH2PJ.9K68
Plus Code: 9C3QM5XF+M9
Entry Name: Carew Bridge
Listing Date: 14 May 1970
Last Amended: 6 February 1997
Grade: II*
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 5939
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300005939
Location: About 500 m E of Carew Castle carrying the Carew to Cresselly road across the estuary of the Carew River.
County: Pembrokeshire
Town: Tenby
Community: Carew (Caeriw)
Community: Carew
Locality: Carew Village
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge
There has probably been a bridge in this location (on an ancient river-crossing) from the commencement of the Castle. The obstruction to the river caused by the tidal mill barrier probably led to the construction of a bridge similar to the present one. The triple-arches at the centre of the bridge are perhaps C18: there was a bond to keep the bridge in repair in 1730. The bridge in its present general form is a peripheral feature in C19 views of the Castle, except that the causeways were lower than now with a pronounced rise to the hump-backed triple-arched middle section. This hump is clearly the reason why the outer arches are lower than the central one. There was also a contract for repairs in 1810-11. At some time the causeways were raised. Part of the N causeway was rebuilt by J Hicks and Sons in 1938. Recent repairs include the concrete grouting of the interior.
Three arches with a long causeway approach at each end. The causeways are constructed with a battered face to the downstream side (W) and to part of the upstream side. The carriageway is about 4.5 m wide between parapets. The parapets widen out at each end and the W parapet is continued for about 50m along the N bank of the downstream pond.
The bridge arches occupy the centre section and are separated by two cutwaters which also provide pedestrian refuges. The arches are each of about 3 m span and of segmental shape with deep thin voussoirs. The centre arch rises about 0.3 m higher than the outer arches. The bridge structure is in coursed limestone rubble the cutwaters and voussoirs hammer-dressed and the parapet in random rubble with large flat copings.
Listed II* as a fine early bridge which forms a valuable feature of the landscape and has group value with the Castle and the French Tidal Mill.
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