Brasley Bridge Explained

Brasley Bridge Trumpington Bridge
Crosses:	River Cam
Material:	reinforced concrete
Design:	beam bridge
Followed:	Sheep's Green Bridge
Location:	Trumpington, Cambridge
Coordinates:	52.1742°N 0.1015°W
Complete:	2015

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

• 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

• List of bridges in Cambridge

Notes and References

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