Staverton Bridge
| Staverton Bridge | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Staverton Bridge and Mill | |
| Location | |
| Crossing: | River Dart |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX78476372 |
| Location: | 50°27’38"N, 3°42’49"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 69 yards |
| History | |
| Built 1413 | |
| Information | |
Staverton Bridge is a mediæval road bridge over River Dart in the south of Devon. It is found outside the little village of Staverton, carrying a minor road over the Dart that runs down to the main road into Dartington. It is today a Grade I listed structure.[1]
This is one of the oldest bridges in Devon: it is believed to have been built in 1413, since indulgences for the rebuilding of the bridge here were issued in that year by Bishop Stafford.[2]
History and structure
The bridge is said to have been in a state of decay in seventeenth century, which could have required repair or even some rebuilding.
The bridge is 69 yards long, carrying on has seven obtusely pointed arches a carriageway of 10 feet wide. The piers have V-shaped cutwaters on both sides with refuges above. The refuge at the north-west end is rectangular and measures 5' by 8'. In the old Devon style, it has low parapets with chamfered granite coping.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1324955: Staverton Bridge
- ↑ Henderson, C; Jervoise, E: 'Old Devon Bridges' (1938), pp 35 36
