| | |
Wootton Rivers Bridge |
 |
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire KAC38.76 |
|
|
KandAC mile 38
|
|
|
|
Wootton Rivers Bridge west side; curves and arch and batter, and
neatly painted coping stones.
|
|
|
The bridge is brick built, 38 miles 76 chains from Reading, it carries
a minor road through Wootton Rivers on the north side towards Easton
Royal to the south.
|
|
|
headroom |
10ft10ins |
|
|
depth of water |
8ft2ins |
|
|
John Rennie's bridge design is standardised but altered to suit the
location. At the tail of a lock,as here, the arch is flatter and the
lock chamber walls are extended to become the base of the arch.
|
|
|
The canal's Act has a clause requiring them to build two 'carriage
bridges' at Wootton Rivers at designated points, to suit the
landowners, St John's College, Cambridge. The bridges have gentle
slopes; not the more common hump back of canal bridges.
|
|
|
Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
|
|