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Revision as of 19:47, 26 February 2018
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.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Civil Engineering Heritage - Southern England' by R A Otter, I.C.E./Thomas Telford, 1994