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[[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br1.jpg|thumb|Langport Bridge or Great Bow Bridge over the River Parrett]] | [[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br1.jpg|thumb|Langport Bridge or Great Bow Bridge over the River Parrett]] | ||
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[[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br13.jpg|thumb|Railway viaduct constructed for the Castle Cary to | [[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br13.jpg|thumb|Railway viaduct constructed for the Castle Cary to Curry Rivel Junction route]] | ||
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[[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br5.jpg|thumb|Platelayer's refuge]] | [[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br5.jpg|thumb|Platelayer's refuge]] | ||
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[[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br11.jpg|thumb|Nice attention to detail on bridge abutments]] | [[Image:JD 2016 Langport Br11.jpg|thumb|Nice attention to detail on bridge abutments]] | ||
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Langport Bridge or Great Bow Bridge carries the A378 over the River Parrett. Built in 1840-1 by the [[Parrett Navigation Co]], for whom I. K. Brunel was the Consulting Engineer, and [[William Gravatt]] designed the bridge. Edwin Down of Bridgwater was the contractor.<ref>'Civil Engineering Heritage - Southern England' by R A Otter, I.C.E./Thomas Telford, 1994</ref> | Langport Bridge or Great Bow Bridge carries the A378 over the River Parrett. Built in 1840-1 by the [[Parrett Navigation Co]], for whom I. K. Brunel was the Consulting Engineer, and [[William Gravatt]] designed the bridge. Edwin Down of Bridgwater was the contractor.<ref>'Civil Engineering Heritage - Southern England' by R A Otter, I.C.E./Thomas Telford, 1994</ref> | ||
The railway viaduct is quite a late addition, being opened by the GWR in 1906 to shorten the journey from London to Exeter. | |||
See also [[Langport Railway Hotel Swing Bridge]]. | See also [[Langport Railway Hotel Swing Bridge]]. | ||
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[[Category: Town - Langport]] | [[Category: Town - Langport]] | ||
[[Category: Bridges and Viaducts]] | [[Category: Bridges and Viaducts]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:23, 29 November 2021
Langport Bridge or Great Bow Bridge carries the A378 over the River Parrett. Built in 1840-1 by the Parrett Navigation Co, for whom I. K. Brunel was the Consulting Engineer, and William Gravatt designed the bridge. Edwin Down of Bridgwater was the contractor.[1]
The railway viaduct is quite a late addition, being opened by the GWR in 1906 to shorten the journey from London to Exeter.
See also Langport Railway Hotel Swing Bridge.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Civil Engineering Heritage - Southern England' by R A Otter, I.C.E./Thomas Telford, 1994