Gunthorpe Bridge

Gunthorpe Bridge

Photo of New Gunthorpe Bridge
Coordinates 52°59′10″N 0°59′15″W / 52.9862°N 0.9874°W / 52.9862; -0.9874Coordinates: 52°59′10″N 0°59′15″W / 52.9862°N 0.9874°W / 52.9862; -0.9874
Crosses River Trent
Characteristics
Longest span 38.1 metres (125 ft)
History
Opened

Old Bridge c1925.

New Bridge c1927.

Gunthorpe Bridge is a bridge over the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

History

Until 1875, the only way to cross the river was by ferry, or ford.

The Gunthorpe Bridge Company was formed in the 1870s to build the bridge. A capital of £7,500 (equivalent to $650,000 in 2015),[1] was raised in £10 shares. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the bridge opened in 1875. It was built largely in iron.

The tolls were:

The Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 empowered Nottinghamshire County Council to buy out the owners, demolish the bridge and replace it with the present one.

The current bridge is a three span, reinforced concrete arch bridge. It was built in 1927. The central arch spans 38.1 metres. The two side arches span 30.9 metres. Each of the three arches contains four ribs.[2]

Next road crossing upstream River Trent Next road crossing downstream
Lady Bay Bridge  Gunthorpe Bridge
A6097 road

Grid reference: SK680436
Newark on Trent
(A46 road) 

References

  1. UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
  2. Sprayed concrete technology: Simon A. Austin, American Concrete Institute, Sprayed Concrete Association. 1996


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