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Coordinates: 52°22′35″N 2°18′50″W / 52.3765°N 2.3139°W / 52.3765; -2.3139
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== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 07:18, 19 July 2017

Bewdley Bridge
Bewdley Bridge from Severnside North
Coordinates52°22′35″N 2°18′50″W / 52.3765°N 2.3139°W / 52.3765; -2.3139
CarriesMotor vehicles, B4190 road
CrossesRiver Severn
LocaleBewdley, Worcestershire
Heritage statusGrade I listed
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialStone
Width27 feet (8.2 m)
Longest span60 feet (18 m)
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
Clearance below18 feet (5.5 m)
History
DesignerThomas Telford
Constructed byJohn Simpson
Construction end1798
Location
Map

Bewdley Bridge is a three-span masonry arch bridge over the River Severn at Bewdley, Worcestershire. The two side spans are each 52 feet (16 m), with the central span 60 feet (18 m). The central arch rises 18 feet (5.5 m). Smaller flood arches on the bank bridge the towpath. The bridge is 27 feet (8.2 m) wide.

History

There has been a bridge at this location since 1447, each being destroyed and replaced.[1] Severe flooding in 1795 destroyed the previous bridge. That bridge comprised five pointed stone arches. A stone gatehouse on one pier had been replaced with a stone cottage by the time of a 1781 print. One of the arches had also been damaged by the Royalists in 1644 and rebuilt in timber.[2]

Parts of a fifteenth-century bridge were rediscovered in 2004 during excavations for new flood defences.[3]

Thomas Telford designed the current bridge, which was built in 1798 by Shrewsbury-based contractor John Simpson for £9,000.[4] Its toll house was demolished in the 1960s.

See also

References

  1. ^ Buteux, Victoria (1995), Archaeological assessment of Bewdley (and Wribbenhall), Hereford and Worcester (PDF), Worcestershire County Archaeological Service, retrieved 24 January 2010
  2. ^ Jervoise, E. (1976) [1936]. Ancient Bridges of Wales & Western England. EP Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 0-7158-1152-5.
  3. ^ "Workmen discover old town bridge". BBC News. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Bewdley Bridge". Engineering Timelines. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Further reading

  • Cragg, R., Civil Engineering Heritage - Wales & West Central England, Thomas Telford Publishing, 2nd edn., 1997, ISBN 0-7277-2576-9
  • Witts, C., A Century of Bridges, River Severn Publications, 2nd edn., 1998, ISBN 0-9532711-0-2

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