This is a list of crossings of the River Avon in England (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from its source in Northamptonshire, through or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, to its confluence with the River Severn at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.
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| Status | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= blue style="color: white" | Scheduled monument. Nationally important archaeological bridge. | |
| I | Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important | |
| II* | Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest | |
| II | Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest |
In order, moving downstream:
| Crossing | Date | Coordinates | Heritage status | Locality | Notes | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of the River Avon | n/a | n/a | Naseby, Northamptonshire | Included for completeness | |||
| NAME | DATE | LOCATION | NOTES | 120px--> | |||
| M1 motorway | 1965-1968 | n/a | Lilbourne/Catthorpe (river forms county boundary between Northamptonshire & Leicestershire here) | Elevated motorway over floodplain of infant river and disused railway | |||
| Dow Bridge | 1838 | Newton | Disused. Incorporates parts of a circa 1776 bridge which it replaced. Marks the tri-point of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.[1] [2] [3] | ||||
| Dow bridge (new) | 1930s | Newton | Replaced the earlier Dow Bridge. Carries the A5. | ||||
| Midland Counties Railway Viaduct | 1840 | Rugby | Disused railway viaduct; now pedestrians only.[4] [5] | ||||
| Bretford Bridge | 18th century | Bretford, Brandon and Bretford | Stone road bridge of 13th century origin, largely rebuilt to the original design in the 18th century. Carries the A428 road over one semi-circular and 4 pointed arches.[6] | ||||
| Brandon Viaduct (or Avon Viaduct) | 1838 | Brandon and Bretford | Carries the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line; built as part of part of the London and Birmingham Railway. | ||||
| Stare Bridge | Late 15th century | Stoneleigh | 9 arches. | ||||
| Chesford Bridge (A452) | Blackdown | Vehicle and pedestrian. Stone, five arches. | |||||
| Hill Wootton Road | Blackdown | Vehicle and pedestrian. | |||||
| Old Milverton rail viaduct | Old Milverton | Multiple arch brick rail viaduct | |||||
| Saxon Mill | Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe | Weir and foot bridge | |||||
| Sir Anthony Eden Way | 2007 | Leamington Spa and Warwick | Road bridge | ||||
| Portobello Bridge | 1831 | Leamington Spa and Warwick | Three span stone bridge. | ||||
| Grand Union Canal | 1800 | Leamington Spa | Aqueduct | ||||
| Chiltern Main Line | 1852 (original) | Warwick | Metal railway viaduct | ||||
| Charter Bridge | 1996 | Warwick | Metal pedestrian and cycle bridge | ||||
| Castle Bridge | 1793 | Warwick | Replaced Old Castle Bridge.[7] [8] | ||||
| Old Castle Bridge | 1208 or before | Warwick | Destroyed 1795. Impassible ruins only remain.[9] | ||||
| [Unnamed bridge] | Warwick | Footbridge only, wooden, on private land. Part of the Warwick Castle estate | |||||
| Leafield Bridge | 1772 | Warwick | A stone bridge designed by Robert Mylne. | ||||
| M40 motorway | A pair of adjacent bridges, one for each carriageway. | ||||||
| Barford | 18th century | Barford | Five sandstone arches. | ||||
| Barford Bypass | Barford | ||||||
| Hampton Lucy Bridge | 1829 | Hampton Lucy | Cast iron. | ||||
| [Unnamed] | Avon Caravan Park, Tiddington | ||||||
| Clopton Bridge | 1484 (circa) | bgcolor= blue style="color: white" | Stratford-upon-Avon | Replaced a timber bridge first mentioned in 1235.[10] | |||
| Tramway Bridge | 1823 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Eight brick arches which carried a horse tramway, now pedestrian only. | ||||
| Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry | 1937 | Stratford-upon-Avon | Manually operated chain ferry.[11] | ||||
| Lucy's Mill bridge | Stratford-upon-Avon | footbridge | |||||
| Seven Meadows Road bridge | Stratford-upon-Avon | A4390 | |||||
| Stratford Greenway | Stratford-upon-Avon | Former railway | |||||
| Binton Bridge | 1783 (circa) | Welford-on-Avon | Passes over an island in the river on seven arches of Blue Lias. | ||||
| Bidford Bridge | early 15th century | bgcolor= blue style="color: white" | Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire | Eight arch bridge of limestone. | |||
| George Billington Lock footbridge | |||||||
| Simon de Montford Bridge | near Greenhill, Worcestershire | Carries A46.[12] | |||||
| Even Railway Bridge | Evesham | Cotswold Line (railway) | |||||
| Workman Bridge | 1856 | Evesham | A stone bridge of three arches. | ||||
| Abbey Bridge | Evesham | ||||||
| Cotswold Line (2) | Evesham | Railway | |||||
| Evesham Golf Course Railway Bridge | Fladbury | Cotswold Line (railway) | |||||
| Jubilee Bridge | 1935 | Fladbury | Replaced an earlier bridge, named for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria | ||||
| [Unnamed pipeline] | Fladbury | No pedestrian access | |||||
| Pershore Old Bridge | probably late C15 | bgcolor= blue style="color: white" | Pershore | Now pedestrian/ cycle only. Five span bridge of sandstone with a red brick parapet. | |||
| Pershore Bridge | Pershore | Replaced Pershore Old Bridge | |||||
| Nafford Lock | Chain of three bridges, via island; pedestrians only | ||||||
| Eckington Bridge | 1720 (circa) | Eckington, Worcestershire | Carries the B4080 road. First bridge at the site was built in 1440, replacing an earlier ferry.[13] | ||||
| B4080 | |||||||
| Defford Railway Bridge | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway[14] | ||||||
| Strensham Lock | Eckington, Worcestershire | Chain of small bridges and islands | |||||
| M5 motorway | A pair of parallel bridges, one for each carriageway. | ||||||
| Tewkesbury Quay | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire | ||||||
| Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway bridge | Demolished and replaced with a footbridge | ||||||
| King John's Bridge | 1190 (circa); restructured 1824 | Tewkesbury | Crosses the bifurcated Avon, twice, via an island, on five sandstone arches. Carries the A38, Mythe Road. | ||||
| Confluence with River Severn | n/a | n/a | Tewkesbury | Included for completeness |