Castle Bridge Explained

Castle Bridge is a grade II* listed road bridge in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, which carries the A425 road over the River Avon.[1]

In 1788, the Earl of Warwick, George Greville had obtained an Act of Parliament to build a new bridge over the Avon. The bridge was built between 1790 and 1793, at a cost of around £3,258, some 400 metres east of Warwick Castle. It consists of a single arch made from sandstone.[2]

It replaced an older medieval bridge further downstream, which became known as Old Castle Bridge and is now a ruin.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castle Bridge A Grade II* Listed Building in Warwick, Warwickshire . British Listed Buildings . 1 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Castle Bridge, Warwick . Our Warwickshire . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812032341/https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalogue_her/castle-bridge-warwick . 12 August 2020 . dead.