Rode Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A Late C18 Road bridge.
Rode Bridge
- WRENN ID
- peeling-granite-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Road bridge
- OS grid reference
- ST 802 543
- Coordinates
- 51.28762, -2.28493
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rode Bridge is a road bridge, likely built around 1777 for the Black Dog Turnpike Trust. It is constructed of dressed rubble, possibly Doulting stone, with ashlar coping, although some sections have been replaced with concrete.
The bridge spans the River Frome and is oriented from north-west to south-east. It features a causeway at either end, four semi-circular flood arches, and two main semi-circular arches. The main arches have double voussoirs, with the upper one projecting forward and impost bands. On the upstream (south-west) side, which has some roughcast render, there is a full-height, triangular cutwater that supports a corbelled-out refuge. The parapet walls show signs of rebuilding and have ashlar coping stones, though some have been replaced with cast concrete. The south-east end of the downstream parapet is splayed. Inside the refuge, there is an upright parish boundary stone inscribed with "NORTH BRADLEY/ROAD" (the pre-1919 spelling of Rode; the right corner is missing). Additionally, a small county boundary stone is set into the floor of the bridge.
Local climate
Rode Bridge receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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