Bridge Name: Exebridge Bridge
No.: 34
Location: SS 92987 24452
Build Date: Erected in C18 on site of earlier bridge
Engineer:
Description:
Road bridge over River Exe on county boundary. Erected in C18 on site of earlier bridge, repaired 1829 by John Stone, altered c1853, parapets rebuilt or extended mid -late C20. Random rubble local stone rubble voussoirs, saddleback coping of slate stone set on end. Three arch span, semi-circular headed arches, low pointed cutwater on down-stream side, set on raised plinths on upstream side; parapet continued as wall for about 25 m and 16 m respectively on north bank (Somerset), south bank (Devon) parapet continued as wall for 19 m and 28 m respectively; coping renewed in C20. (Jervoise, The Ancient Bridges of the South of England, 1930). {1}
The bridge at Exe Bridge crosses the river with three arches having a total span of 34 yards. It was probably built in the 18th century, as a bridge here was reported as very ruinous in 1649 and destroyed in 1671. {2}
References:
1.Somerset HER Ref:31366
2. The Ancient Bridges of the South of England – Jervoise