Teston Bridge

Teston Bridge

Photograph of Teston Bridge, Kent

Teston Bridge
Coordinates 51°15′11″N 0°26′50″E / 51.252985°N 0.447302°E / 51.252985; 0.447302Coordinates: 51°15′11″N 0°26′50″E / 51.252985°N 0.447302°E / 51.252985; 0.447302
Carries B2163
Crosses River Medway
Locale Teston / West Farleigh
Owner Kent County Council
Maintained by Kent County Council
Heritage status Grade I listed, also a
Scheduled ancient monument
Preceded by Bow Bridge, Wateringbury
Followed by Barming Bridge
Characteristics
Material Ragstone
Number of spans Six
Piers in water Three
History
Construction end 14th or 15th century
Teston Bridge

Teston Bridge is a road bridge across the River Medway, between Teston and West Farleigh in Kent, England.

History

The bridge was constructed in the 14th or 15th century and comprises six arches of various heights and widths, the middle three of which span the river.[1]

Three of the arches were rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century and the parapet may also have been rebuilt. The bridge is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient monument.[1][2]

Description

Teston Bridge is built of coursed rag-stone with ashlar capping stones to the parapets. The bridge is narrow, only wide enough to permit traffic to pass in one direction at a time and the parapets feature pedestrian refuges continued up from the cutwaters on each side.[1] It carries the B2163 road, which is crossed on the level by the Medway Valley Line just west of the bridge. The crossing was the site of Teston Crossing Halt,[3] which was open from 1909–59.[4]

Looking south-east across the bridge

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Teston Bridge (1262983)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Teston Bridge (415865)". PastScape. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Sheet 172 (Map). 1:63,360. Ordnance Survey. 1940. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. p. 57. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
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