Dart Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1951. A Medieval Bridge.

Dart Bridge

WRENN ID
night-gable-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 1951
Type
Bridge
Period
Medieval
Address
Dart Bridge, Buckfast Road and Dart Bridge Road, Ashburton, Teignbridge
OS grid reference
SX 744 667
Coordinates
50.48682, -3.77123
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dart Bridge is a bridge that spans the River Dart, dating from the 14th or 15th century. It was widened in the early 19th century and again in the early 20th century. The structure is primarily built from local grey limestone rubble, with some red sandstone and granite incorporated. The visible parts from the early 20th century are made of limestone rubble and feature granite copings on the parapets. The bridge consists of four round-headed pointed arches, with the voussoirs made from two alternating types of stone. The 20th-century arches are segmental and have cutwaters on both sides, with semicircular buttresses that rise to the level of the tops of the parapets. The bridge is mentioned as 'Dertebrygg' in the Assize Rolls from 1356.

Local climate

Dart Bridge receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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