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| HER Number: | MDV73490 |
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| Name: | Bridge to the northeast of Totnes |
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Summary
Site of a bridge constructed by American Forces in World WarTwo to the northeast of Totnes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 807 607 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRY POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BRIDGE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Site of a bridge signified on the aerial photograph by a former track running east to west on both sides ot the River Dart.
Carter, P., 2007, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV338165.
'American Bridge' to the north of the old bridge at Totnes was constructed in the 1940s by the American forces for access and was blown up after the war. Track visible on the 1946-9 aerial photographs leading to the area and a possible pier structure sited in the river at SX8076960739.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Map object also based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338165 | Personal Comment: Carter, P.. 2007. |
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #100837 ] |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2013 1:24PM |
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