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Widbrook Bridge |
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Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire KAC65.02 |
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KandAC mile 65
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Rubbing strip, almost worn away, on the westward face of Widbrook
Bridge.
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Widbrook Bridge by the Beehive Inn carries the A363 road from
Trowbridge, to eastward, to Bradford-on-Avon, to westward, across the
canal.
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The bridge is stone built; 65 miles 2 chains from Reading.
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headroom |
12ft6ins |
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depth of water |
5ft2ins |
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Widbrook Bridge from westward; only a few patches of brickwork.
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Whatever elegance the bridge has is hidden by the companion footbridge
on the eastward side.
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Railings under the bridge make a wiggle to accommodate the inset for a
stop gate.
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Mason's marks under the arch of Widbrook Bridge.
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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