Road Bridge Over River Cober is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1994. Bridge. 2 related planning applications.

Road Bridge Over River Cober

WRENN ID
solitary-soffit-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1994
Type
Bridge
Address
Road Bridge Over River Cober, Penzance Road, Helston
OS grid reference
SW 655 273
Coordinates
50.10012, -5.27971
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The road bridge over the River Cober, located in Helston, was built in 1833 and widened in 1861, as indicated by a datestone. It is constructed of granite ashlar and features steep elliptical arches with projecting keystones, along with a parapet string and coping. The bridge has two spans and includes a cutwater on the upstream side.

Local climate

Road Bridge Over River Cober receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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