Hurst (South) Bridge

The largest of originally three bridges over the water meadows of the River Frome near Moreton, built in 1834 to designs by Dorset's County Surveyor, William Evans.

The eight-span bridge is constructed in brick with Portland stone cut-waters and copings and with footings of Ridgeway flagstone. Its eight segmental arches have piers between them with rounded cut-waters. The latter are straight-sided and finished with rounded tops level with the apices of the arches. To the centre of the bridge is a large diamond shaped pier with a large triangular cutwater at each end continued up to parapet level and forming a pedestrian refuge. The ends of the parapet walls curve outwards and are finished with small brick piers.