Bigsweir Bridge

Bigsweir Bridge carries the A466 Wye Valley Road across the River Wye at the precise point where the river forms the boundary between Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cast-iron road bridge holds a Grade II* listing, a designation awarded to fewer than six percent of all protected structures in England and Wales, reflecting its architectural significance. It stands entirely in open countryside with no village immediately adjacent, hemmed in by the densely wooded slopes of the Wye Valley. Walkers on the Wye Valley Walk use it as a crossing point between the two countries, and the riverbanks here offer quiet, unobstructed views of the wide valley without the visitor pressure of larger sites nearby.