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'''Castle Eaton Bridge''' is a road bridge across the [[River Thames]] in England at [[Castle Eaton]] in [[Wiltshire]]. It carries a minor road between [[Cricklade]], 4 miles to the southwest, and [[Kempsford]] 1½ miles to the east. |
'''Castle Eaton Bridge''' is a road bridge across the [[River Thames]] in England at [[Castle Eaton]] in [[Wiltshire]]. It carries a minor road between [[Cricklade]], 4 miles to the southwest, and [[Kempsford]] 1½ miles to the east. |
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The iron girder bridge with brick piers was built in 1893 with materials supplied by iron founders E Finch & Sons of Chepstow. It was described by Fred Thacker in 1920 ''"The present deplorable iron trough ... The [[Thames Conservancy|Conservancy]] is often blamed for its hideousness; their responsibility amounts only to acquiescence; I understand the [[Swindon]] District Board was the actual artist"''.<ref>Fred. S Thacker ''The Thames Highway Vol II Locks and Weirs'' 1920</ref> It was strengthened in 2001. |
The iron girder bridge with brick piers was built in 1893 with materials supplied by [[iron founders]] E Finch & Sons of Chepstow. It was described by Fred Thacker in 1920 ''"The present deplorable iron trough ... The [[Thames Conservancy|Conservancy]] is often blamed for its hideousness; their responsibility amounts only to acquiescence; I understand the [[Swindon]] District Board was the actual artist"''.<ref>Fred. S Thacker ''The Thames Highway Vol II Locks and Weirs'' 1920</ref> It was strengthened in 2001. |
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The bridge it replaced was of timber with stone piers and stone causeway. |
The bridge it replaced was of timber with stone piers and stone causeway. |
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Castle Eaton Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51°39′39″N 1°47′33″W / 51.6609661°N 1.7926377°W |
Carries | Minor road |
Crosses | River Thames |
Locale | Castle Eaton, Wiltshire |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder |
Material | Iron |
No. of spans | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 1893 |
Location | |
Castle Eaton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England at Castle Eaton in Wiltshire. It carries a minor road between Cricklade, 4 miles to the southwest, and Kempsford 1½ miles to the east.
The iron girder bridge with brick piers was built in 1893 with materials supplied by iron founders E Finch & Sons of Chepstow. It was described by Fred Thacker in 1920 "The present deplorable iron trough ... The Conservancy is often blamed for its hideousness; their responsibility amounts only to acquiescence; I understand the Swindon District Board was the actual artist".[1] It was strengthened in 2001.
The bridge it replaced was of timber with stone piers and stone causeway.
See also
References
- ^ Fred. S Thacker The Thames Highway Vol II Locks and Weirs 1920