Gunthorpe Bridge
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Gunthorpe Bridge refers two crossings across the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire. The first cast-iron bridge was built in the Victorian era using a Local Act of Parliament. However due to its weak load limit, the advent of heavier motor vehicles resulted in a replacement crossing being built further upstream in the 1920s.
History
Original bridge
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Until 1875, the only way to cross the River Trent at this point was to use a ferry or ford. This was limiting commerce in the area so the Brititish Parliamnet agreed that a permanent crossing was required. The Gunthorpe Bridge Company was formed following the passing of the <templatestyles src="Template:Visible anchor/styles.css" />Gunthorpe Bridge Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. xxxii). Capital of £7,500 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".),Template:Inflation-fn to build the cast-iron truss bridge was raised through the sale of £10 shares. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the new bridge opened to traffic in 1875.
Crossing tolls were set as follows:
- horse and carriage 1/-,
- horse and wagon 6d,
- horse alone 3d,
- people and passengers 1d,
- motorcycles 3d,
- cars 1/-
- lorries 2/6,
Second bridge
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The current bridge, which is a three span, reinforced concrete arch bridge, was built in 1927. It is Script error: No such module "convert". upstream from Old Gunthorpe Bridge. In conjunction with the new bridge, was a new bypass around the village of Gunthorpe and East Bridgford.[2][3] The central arch has a span of Script error: No such module "convert". while the two side arches span Script error: No such module "convert".. All three arches are supported by four concrete ribs.[4]
See also
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References
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