Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Bridges of Langport (Somerset)

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Langport Bridge or Great Bow Bridge over the River Parrett
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Railway viaduct constructed for the Castle Cary to Langport route
Railway viaduct across the River Parrett

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]

See also Langport Railway Hotel Swing Bridge.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 'Civil Engineering Heritage - Southern England' by R A Otter, I.C.E./Thomas Telford, 1994