Rewe Skew Bridge
From Graces Guide
This heavily-skewed brick arch bridge takes the A396 over the Bristol-Exeter railway line, 5 miles north of Exeter.
William Froude is generally credited with the design of this bridge. The angle of skew is approximately 52 degrees. Froude built a similar bridge 5 miles to the south, with a slightly smaller amount of skew. See Cowley Bridge, Exeter. The arches of these bridges embody Froude's unusual form of construction. The brickwork is considerably more complex than in the more common helicoidal design, with the aim of having all the courses of bricks meeting the faces of the arch at right angles. This required the first two or three bricks in each course to be tapered. The bricklayers' opinions are not recorded.
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