Carries Minor road Design Girder No. of spans 1 Location Castle Eaton Number of spans 1 | Crosses River Thames Material Iron Opened 1893 Body of water River Thames | |
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Locale Castle Eaton, Wiltshire Similar River Thames, Water Eaton House Bri, Nuneham Railway Bridge, Appleford Railway Bridge, Marlow By‑pass Bridge | ||
Castle Eaton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England at Castle Eaton in Wiltshire. It carries a minor road between Cricklade, 4 miles to the southwest, and Kempsford 1½ miles to the east.
Map of Castle Eaton Bridge, Swindon SN6 6JZ, UK
The iron girder bridge with brick piers was built in 1893 with materials supplied by iron founders E Finch & Sons of Chepstow. It was described by Fred Thacker in 1920 "The present deplorable iron trough ... The Conservancy is often blamed for its hideousness; their responsibility amounts only to acquiescence; I understand the Swindon District Board was the actual artist". It was strengthened in 2001.
The bridge it replaced was of timber with stone piers and stone causeway.
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