Devon County Council

Devon has over 3500 bridges, those associated with the public highway are regularly inspected to ensure they are safe for the public to use. Remedial work to a bridge that is structurally unsound on a more minor road may take priority over routine maintenance work on one on a Principal route. This is further complicated by incidents such as accident damage which may render a structure unsafe to the road user and warrant urgent repairs.

Ancient/Listed Bridges

Within Devon there are 384 bridges that are classed as an ancient monument or listed building. Maintenance work on these structures needs careful consideration to ensure that the materials used are appropriate to their status. The County Council keeps a small supply of stone and bricks for this purpose and encourages the recycling of suitable materials from the demolition of local buildings.

Bridges policy (32KB - pdf help)

Exeter swing bridge

If you would like to report a fault regarding a bridge, please contact My Devon 0845 155 1004

Also on devon.gov.uk

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