East Bridge (Over River Asker) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1974. Bridge.

East Bridge (Over River Asker)

WRENN ID
open-spandrel-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 October 1974
Type
Bridge
Address
East Bridge (Over River Asker), East Street, Bridport
OS grid reference
SY 470 928
Coordinates
50.73278, -2.75157
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

East Bridge, which spans the River Asker, is a Grade II listed structure built in 1784 by J and T Gale. The bridge features ashlar stonework and has a single semi-circular arch. It has been widened to the north using concrete.

Local climate

East Bridge (Over River Asker) receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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