Lapford Bridge

Lapford Bridge is a road bridge over the River Yeo, dated 1830 and built by Roger Tyler for the Trustees of the Exeter Turnpike. The bridge is constructed from snecked mudstone and volcanic trap, featuring a rusticated ashlar arch and parapet, with granite coping and a string course. It has a single span, with vertical abutments and a segmental arch where some of the ashlar voussoirs are incised to resemble two headers for uniformity. A plain granite string course at road level ramps slightly towards the center. The rusticated ashlar parapet carries a granite coping that is slightly weathered on each side. The walls curve outward on each side to terminal piers that project externally. The inner face of the north-eastern parapet includes a granite plaque with a moulded frame and concave corners, inscribed with 'Lapford Bridge. Erected Anno 1830 at the expense of the Trustees of the Exeter Turnpike. Roger Tyler. Builder.'