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Carries
  
Minor road

Named for
  
Eastham

No. of spans
  
3

Material
  
Brick

Heritage status
  
Listed building

Number of spans
  
3

Crosses
  
River Teme

National Heritage List for England no.
  
1081429

Location
  
Eastham, Worcestershire

Body of water
  
River Teme

ID number
  
1081429

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Locale
  
Eastham, Worcestershire, England

Owner
  
Worcestershire County Council

Eastham bridge beam lift


Eastham bridge was a Grade II listed bridge over the River Teme at Eastham, near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England. Built as a toll bridge in 1793, tolls ceased to be charged in 1907, when the bridge was purchased by Worcestershire County Council.

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The listed bridge collapsed in 2016 and a replacement is due to open in 2017.

The small village of Eastham is situated just on the south bank of the Teme, and the bridge connected that village and other settlements in its parish with the north bank, where the A443 and A456 main roads pass. The north bank is the civil parish of Lindridge.

Eastham bridge Collapsed Grade II listed Eastham Bridge 39will take two years to

Amazing aerial footage of collapsed grade ii listed eastham bridge in tenbury wells


Listed bridge

Eastham bridge Lorry drivers blamed for Tenbury Wells bridge collapse BBC News

The bridge was granted Grade II heritage status in October 1952, prohibiting unauthorised modifications. The list entry describes it as:

Eastham bridge Panoramio Photo of Eastham Bridge in May 2006 since collapsed on

Part red brick, part red and blue brick with sandstone ashlar dressings. Three elliptical arches of regular size, the central one is larger than the outer two; the central and north arch have stone keyblocks; two circular flood outlets in central spandrels and short angled buttresses to central piers; two-course band beneath parapet which is splayed at both ends and terminated by square piers with pyramidal capping.

Collapse

Eastham bridge UPDATE NEW PICTURES AND VIDEO Dramatic bridge collapse at Eastham

On 24 May 2016, the centre arch of the bridge collapsed without warning, into the river. The county council at first said that the bridge would be repaired, and that this would take a year or more; in the meantime, motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and horse-riders who wish to cross the river must undertake a ten-mile diversion. It was decided to demolish the remains of the bridge and build anew rather than repair, due to costs and length of time that would be involved to undertake the required heritage repair.

New bridge

Eastham bridge Army briefed following historic Eastham Bridge collapse From

Following demolition of the remains of the listed bridge in the winter of 2016/7, Worcestershire County Council are as of February 2017 constructing a single-traffic bridge of steel construction to permanently replace the old bridge. It is due to open to traffic in the spring of 2017.

Eastham bridge

References

Eastham bridge Wikipedia