{"id":66716,"date":"2025-07-28T13:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=66716"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:44:46","slug":"aerial-view-details-recent-work-on-iron-bridge-in-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/aerial-view-details-recent-work-on-iron-bridge-in-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerial view details recent work on Iron Bridge in Exeter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Watch our bird\u2019s eye view of some of the work carried out during our recent refurbishment of the Iron Bridge in Exeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our engineering team took the opportunity to get some drone footage at different stages of the five-month project to capture how it shaped up and how the completed project looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Refurbishment of Iron Bridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GyM4JQF-m5U?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extensive scheme on the Grade II Listed bridge, which dates from 1834, was needed to protect the cast iron structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The existing concrete carriageway slab was extended to allow a new waterproof layer to be added to seal the bridge deck before resurfacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Work on Iron Bridge in Exeter\" class=\"wp-image-66721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2025\/07\/Copy-of-hero-image-for-news-website-74.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Expansion joints were replaced and drainage, signs and lines were also improved. 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