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Summary

Granite-built bridge with a north-south orientated underpass intended for carts and livestock. The historic remains of the bridge consist of two opposing coursed granite block faces with slightly splayed sloped wing walls running off each corner. The interior of the bridge is 2.1m wide (east-west) and 6.43m in length. The internal height of the bridge is 2.1m.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RAILWAY BRIDGE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Wakeham, C., 2016, Report on an Audit of Archaeological Features and Structures Relating to Railways and Tramways on Dartmoor Phase 1, DR+T_GWRP_053 (Report - Assessment). SDV360397.

SX 55462 72236. Granite-built bridge with a north-south orientated underpass intended for carts and livestock. The historic remains of the bridge consist of two opposing coursed granite block faces with slightly splayed sloped wing walls running off each corner. The interior of the bridge is 2.1m wide (east-west) and 6.43m in length. The internal height of the bridge is 2.1m. There are reused blocks with drilled holes in both walls - two on the east side and one in the west. The western example and one of the eastern examples have four holes cut in a small rectangular formation within a linear indentation straight across the surface. It seems likely that these may be reused granite setts from the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway. The holes in the third block have no regularly spaced pattern to them. The northern wing walls extended a further c.4.7m, the last couple of metres of which levelled out to create straight walling of c.1m in height. The southern wing walls extended a further c.2.5m from the bridge. The bridge was probably fitted with a flat iron/steel deck, iron/steel parapet and coursed 0.9m tall stone pillars on each corner (of which only one now remains). A wooden bridge deck and wooden fencing have been run along both sides of the highest/deepest portion of the embankment in recent years and this now takes the place of the missing iron/steelwork.
The bridge is in fair-poor state. What remains is generally structurally sound, although the pointing is in a very poor state. Much of it is missing or deteriorating. The loss of mortar has left the remaining stone pillar in particular need of attention. The capping of the southeast wing wall has been partially lost.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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