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Flush Bracket 2695: Whitney Bridge   

Photo on OSBM
Flush Bracket on S.W. parapet of Whitney Bridge, River Wye [2GL]; parapet of Whitney Bridge, W side fo road, S side of River Wye.

Location
Grid reference: SO 2588 4740.
Landranger 148: Presteigne & Hay-on-Wye, Llanandras a'r Gelli Gandryll.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB2695.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
2694 Whitney 1.06km to the east.
2696 Clifford, by Post Office 2.02km to the southwest.
2693 Red Gates 2.99km to the northeast.
11642 Hardwicke, The Haven, 3.62km to the south.
2697 By Pontvain Bridge 4.25km to the southwest.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Brecon, 27.70km to the southwest.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1912-21)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 240.0990 feet [73.1822 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Church Stretton to Brecon levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on S.W. parapet of Whitney Bridge, River Wye.

Logged Visits
Logged on 17th July 2005 by RHW. Grid reference: SO 258 473. Condition: Good.
Whitney Bridge over R Wye. S end of W parapet, SE face. 50p toll on bridge.

Logged on 11th February 2005 by the_cheshire_cat. Condition: Good.
As described. low down on low wall, partly obscured by grass.
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