Chepstow Railway Bridge was built by Brunel for the South Wales Railway in 1852. The original tubular suspension bridge was replaced with a welded truss in 1962. Only the original concrete-filled cast iron piers and massive South West abutement remain of Brunels bridge. The South West abutment echos the shape of the former portal towers at each end of the river span. A section of tube is displayed at the entrance to Fairfield-Mabey Engineering's yard.

Claire Parry, RCAHMW, 28 July 2011.

Source: A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of South East Wales, AIA, 2003