Lifton Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1952. Road bridge.

Lifton Bridge

WRENN ID
shadowed-granite-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1952
Type
Road bridge
Address
Lifton Bridge, Leat Road
OS grid reference
SX 389 848
Coordinates
50.64075, -4.27961
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lifton Bridge is a road bridge that spans the River Lyd. It likely dates from the 17th century or has earlier origins, with some rebuilding that took place in the 19th century. The bridge is constructed of stone rubble and features granite arches. It has three spans and a flood span, all with elliptical arches that include slightly recessed granite ring arches. There are also two tall cutwaters that rise to the height of the arches. The parapets are probably a later reconstruction.

Local climate

Lifton Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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