George Street Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk at Newport, Wales.
It was opened on April 9, 1964 and is the first cable-stayed bridge in the United Kingdom. It is Grade II* listed.
Before its opening in 1964 the only crossings of the river Usk in central Newport were the Newport Bridge carrying the main A48 road and Newport Transporter Bridge.
Originally the bridge was planned to be six lanes wide, but with the M4 motorway Usk bridge already...
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