Castle Bridge

Castle Bridge is a grade II* listed road bridge in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, which carries the A425 road over the River Avon.[1]

In 1788, the Earl of Warwick, George Greville had obtained an Act of Parliament to build a new bridge over the Avon. The bridge was built between 1790 and 1793, at a cost of around £3,258, some 400 metres east of Warwick Castle. It consists of a single arch made from sandstone.[2]

It replaced an older medieval bridge further downstream, which became known as Old Castle Bridge and is now a ruin.

References

  1. "Castle Bridge A Grade II* Listed Building in Warwick, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "Castle Bridge, Warwick". Our Warwickshire. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

52°16′47″N 1°34′46″W / 52.279629°N 1.579537°W / 52.279629; -1.579537


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