| Bridge Name: | Gunthorpe Bridge |
| Crosses: | River Trent |
| Mainspan: | 38.1m (125feet) |
| Open: | Old Bridge c1925.New Bridge c1927. |
| Coordinates: | 52.9862°N -0.9874°W |
Gunthorpe Bridge is a bridge over the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
| Short Title: | Gunthorpe Bridge Act 1870 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to authorise the construction of a Bridge over the river Trent in the county of Nottingham, and Roads and Approaches thereto, to be called "the Gunthorpe Bridge." |
| Year: | 1870 |
| Citation: | 33 & 34 Vict. c. xxxii |
| Royal Assent: | 20 June 1870 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/33-34/32/pdfs/ukla_18700032_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
Until 1875, the only way to cross the river was by ferry, or ford.
The Gunthorpe Bridge Company was formed in 1870 to build the bridge. A capital of £7,500, was raised in £10 shares. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the bridge opened in 1875. It was built largely in iron.
The tolls were:
| Short Title: | Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Year: | 1925 |
| Citation: | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. lvii |
| Royal Assent: | 31 July 1925 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Nottinghamshire County Council Act 1985 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo5/15-16/57/pdfs/ukla_19250057_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
It was only able to handle 6 tons of weight and with the advent of commercial vehicular traffic it was determined a modern structure was needed.[1] The Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. lvii) empowered Nottinghamshire County Council to buy out the owners, demolish the bridge and replace it with the present one.
The current bridge is a three span, reinforced concrete arch bridge. It was built in 1927, 400 metres upstream from the old one, with new bypass roads for the Gunthorpe and East Bridgford villages.[2] [3] The central arch spans 38.1 metres. The two side arches span 30.9 metres. Each of the three arches contains four ribs.[4]