The new £5 million foot and cycle bridge stands 70m (229 ft) high and spans 145 metres (476 ft) across the River Usk – the length of 17 double decker buses.
The bridge forms a key part of Newport’s regeneration plan. The bridge has won a design award from the British Construction and Steelworkers Association; the George Gibby Award 2007 by the Institute of Civil Engineers in Wales; the regeneration award by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Wales as well as a highly commended by Wales Business Insider for the best regeneration project of 2007.
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