Plymbridge Road Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 2017. Bridge.

Plymbridge Road Bridge

WRENN ID: western-doorway-snow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Plymouth
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 November 2017
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Railway overbridge, constructed in about 1848 for the South Devon Railway; chief engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

MATERIALS: constructed of granite and ashlar dressings.

DESCRIPTION: it is a single-span overbridge carrying Plymbridge Road (B3416) over the railway. It is built of uncoursed stone rubble and has an elliptical arch with ashlar voussoirs. The bridge has a projecting string course to both external elevations. The parapet walls, parts of which have been rebuilt, have granite copings and terminate at square piers. The retaining walls to the abutments survive trackside at all four corners.

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