Brasley Bridge

Coordinates: 52°10′27″N 0°06′05″E / 52.17419°N 0.10146°E / 52.17419; 0.10146
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Brasley Bridge
Trumpington Bridge
Coordinates52°10′27″N 0°06′05″E / 52.17419°N 0.10146°E / 52.17419; 0.10146
CrossesRiver Cam
LocaleTrumpington, Cambridge
Followed bySheep's Green Bridge
Characteristics
Designbeam bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete
History
Construction end2015
Location
Map

Brasley Bridge or Trumpington Bridge is the first river Cam bridge on its upstream in Cambridge.[1] It is located near Grantchester Road and connects Grantchester and Trumpington.[2]

History[edit]

  • 1790 - the first wooden bridge near the ford replaced a brick construction[3]
  • 1954 - reconstructed for cars[4]
  • 2015 - from February to September 2015 it was reconstructed[5] using the reinforced concrete[6][7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The definitive ranking of every bridge in Cambridge". Varsity Online.
  2. ^ "Geograph:: Brasley Bridge in February © John Sutton". www.geograph.org.uk.
  3. ^ "A History of Grantchester in the County of Cambridge". by the author. 12 October 1875 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Trumpington Local History Group: The Changing Face of Trumpington: South West of the Village Centre including Trumpington Meadows". www.trumpingtonlocalhistorygroup.org.
  5. ^ Lancaster, Tim (17 January 2015). "Brasley Bridge closure :".
  6. ^ "Geograph:: Grantchester: working on Brasley Bridge © John Sutton cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk.
  7. ^ "Geograph:: Grantchester: Brasley Bridge rebuilt © John Sutton cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk.