Bradford Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Bradford Bridge
Carries:Road
Crosses:River Tone
Design:arch
Material:stone
Spans:2
Complete:13th to 15th century
Coordinates:51.0004°N -3.1815°W

Bradford Bridge in Bradford on Tone in the English county of Somerset carries a road over the River Tone. It was built at some point between the 13th and 15th centuries and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building and scheduled as an ancient monument.[1] [2]

By 1667 it had been adopted as a "County Bridge". A marker stone was installed to show the area on either side of the bridge which was the responsibility of the local Justices of the Peace. It can still be seen near the White Horse Inn.[3]

The two arch stone bridge was restored in 1698 and again in the late 19th century.[4]

In 2000 a lorry went through the parapet of the bridge.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradford Bridge. historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 2 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Bradford Bridge, Bradford-on-Tone. Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. 2 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Bridges along the River Tone . Institution of civil engineers . 2 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111143114/http://www.ice.org.uk/ICE_Web_Portal/media/southwest/Final-Bridges-along-the-River-Tone.pdf . 11 November 2014 .
  4. Web site: Bradford Bridge at NGR ST 1719 2299, Bradford-on-Tone Village. Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. 2 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Watching brief (2000), Bradford Bridge. Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. 2 November 2014.