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Bury Bridge

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Carries
  
Road

Design
  
Arch bridge

Construction end
  
Middle Ages

Width
  
2.08 m

Body of water
  
River Haddeo

Crosses
  
River Haddeo

No. of spans
  
4

Total length
  
19 m

Bridge type
  
Arch bridge

Number of spans
  
4

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Heritage status
  
Ancient monument and Grade II* listed building

Bury Bridge at Bury in the parish of Brompton Regis within the English county of Somerset is a medieval packhorse bridge. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and Grade II* listed building.

The stone bridge carries a track over the River Haddeo. It consists of four spans, two of which are 7 feet (2.1 m), one 8 feet (2.4 m) and the other 10 feet (3.0 m). Two of the arches are pointed and the other two semi-circular. It has a total span of 48 feet (15 m) and is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) wide.

References

Bury Bridge Wikipedia