Photo gallery
Picture of original timber bridge |
Picture of Masonry structure with ecclesiastical gothic arches |
Early photograph of bridge c1840 showing distinctive refuges for pedestrians |
Photo of railway engine leaving Bideford for the First World War on track laid temporarily across the bridge. |
Photo showing bridge widened by adding circular arches |
Photo showing bridge widened further in steel and cast iron |
Photo of close up of work in progress |
Photograph of the opening of the widened bridge in 1925 |
Photo of a large portion of pier 23 collapsed damaging the adjacent pier 22. The collapse of pier 23 was caused by a large scour pit on the north east side of the pier. |
A temporary walkway which also carried diverted statutory undertakers services was constructed |
After the collapse the road was closed and the damaged sections of the bridge demolished |
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