Rushford Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1952. A C17 Bridge.
Rushford Bridge
- WRENN ID
- riven-bastion-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1952
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SX 78 NW CHAGFORD
4/65 Rushford Bridge 20.2.52 - II
Road bridge over River Teign. Probably C17 but may be earlier, widened in late C18 - early C19, refurbished in 1911. Mainly large blocks of coursed granite ashlar with some granite stone rubble. The original 2-span bridge has plain-vaulted elliptical, nearly round-headed, arches springing from vestical abuttments. Unusually narrow central pier with pointed cutwaters rising nearly to parapet level. In late C18 - early C19 the bridge was widened on a slightly different axis. The wider road is carried out on lower segmental arches springing from the top of the old cutwater. The parapet ramps up towards the centre following the humpback of the road. It has rounded coping and terminal piers which project externally only after the parapet wall curves outwards. Bridge is now held together by cast iron strainer bars. The bosses each end are embossed with the initials of Devon County Council and the date 1911. The bridge was repaired by the parish between 1560-92 and by the county in 1960. Source: Henderson and Jervoise Old Devon Bridges (1938) p.40.
Listing NGR: SX7050488216
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