Tempsford Bridge And Flanking Flood Bridges

Tempsford Bridge and the flanking flood bridges are located on the boundary between the parishes of Roxton and Tempsford. They were constructed between 1814 and 1820, with an inscription on the south side of the bridge stating "J Savage Architect, 1820. Johnson & Sons Builders." The bridge is primarily made of dressed sandstone quarried at Sandy, while the cutwaters, arches, and the south face band of the river bridge are made of Bramley fall stone. The river bridge measures approximately 50 meters long and 10 meters wide, featuring three broad segmental arches with projecting keystones and cutwaters on both the upstream and downstream sides. There is a round-arched bridlepath tunnel on the east bank. The plain parapets of the bridge end in octagonal piers. The flood bridges to the west and east are similar to the main bridge but have seven smaller and lower segmental arches, with plain parapets also terminating in octagonal piers. The site is Crown Property and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.