Gunthorpe Bridge is a bridge over the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
Gunthorpe Bridge | |
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 Photo of New Gunthorpe Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 52°59′10″N 0°59′15″W / 52.9862°N 0.9874°W |
| Carries | A6097 |
| Crosses | River Trent |
| Characteristics | |
| Longest span | 38.1 metres (125 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | Old Bridge c1925. New Bridge c1927. |
| Location | |
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History edit
| Gunthorpe Bridge Act 1870 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to authorise the construction of a Bridge over the river Trent in the county of Nottingham, and Roads and Approaches thereto, to be called "the Gunthorpe Bridge." |
| Citation | 33 & 34 Vict. c. xxxii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 June 1870 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Until 1875, the only way to cross the river was by ferry, or ford.
The Gunthorpe Bridge Company was formed in 1870 to build the bridge. A capital of £7,500 (equivalent to $760,000 in 2021),[1] was raised in £10 shares. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the bridge opened in 1875. It was built largely in iron.
The tolls were:
- horse and carriage 1/-,
- horse and wagon 6d,
- horse alone 3d,
- people and passengers 1d,
- motorcycles 3d,
- cars 1/-
- lorries 2/6,
| Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. lvii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1925 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Nottinghamshire County Council Act 1985 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
It was only able to handle 6 tons of weight and with the advent of commercial vehicular traffic it was determined a modern structure was needed.[2] The Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. lvii) empowered Nottinghamshire County Council to buy out the owners, demolish the bridge and replace it with the present one.
The current bridge is a three span, reinforced concrete arch bridge. It was built in 1927, 400 metres upstream from the old one, with new bypass roads for the Gunthorpe and East Bridgford villages.[3][4] The central arch spans 38.1 metres. The two side arches span 30.9 metres. Each of the three arches contains four ribs.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Trent Valley Way: Nottingham to Gunthorpe - Midlands Walk". Hill Explorer.
Gunthorpe Toll Bridge information board
- ^ "Towns and Villages Around Nottingham | Gunthorpe". www.visitoruk.com.
- ^ "Geograph:: The old Gunthorpe Toll bridge (C) Alan Murray-Rust". www.geograph.org.uk.
- ^ Sprayed concrete technology: Simon A. Austin, American Concrete Institute, Sprayed Concrete Association. 1996
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