Thorverton Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Thorverton Bridge
- WRENN ID
- slow-forge-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Thorverton Bridge, Rewe
- OS grid reference
- SS 935 016
- Coordinates
- 50.80445, -3.51139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thorverton Bridge is a road bridge over the River Exe, built in 1908 and designed by S. Ingram, the County Surveyor, with H. Berry of Crediton as the contractor. This single span bridge features a cambered arch made from four reinforced concrete beams and has cantilevered parapets. The parapets are plain on the road side but are decorated with recessed panels and moulded cornices on the river sides, resembling an ashlar masonry bridge, with proud panels on the piers. It is notable for being the first reinforced concrete bridge in the county and possibly the only county road bridge constructed between 1900 and 1914. Nine tenders were submitted for the design, and the final cost of the selected bridge was £2,392. Photographs documenting the bridge's construction are preserved by the National Monuments Record. The bridge is recognized for its elegant design and technical innovation in the county.
Local climate
Thorverton Bridge receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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