Chewton Bridge

Chewton Bridge, Christchurch
bridge


parish:
county:
coords:
Chewton Bunny
Christchurch Road
New Milton
Hampshire
SZ223938

parish:
county:

Walkford
Christchurch
Dorset
refce: JandMN
: 2000: Bridges in Hampshire of Historic Interest: Hampshire CC
Otter, R A (ed): 1994: Civil Engineering Heritage, Southern England: Institution of Civil Engineers:: ISBN 0 7277 1971 8
commentary: Single red brick arch built on concrete abutments, late 19th century. Strengthened to cope with heavy traction engines, 1901, with a ferroconcrete arch of Hennebique's patent, design ed by L G Mouchel. This is the first reinforced concrete bridge in England, but the feature is hidden behind the brickwork.
The construction is a mistake. It was designed as a 36degree skew brick arch with 18ft square span and 22ft3in skew span. Brick arch courses were wrongly laid parallel to the abutements instead of square to the road centre line. The remedial scheme agreed between County Surveyor and the contractor was the Hennebique reinforced concrete arch.
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LXXXVII.6
old map
 Somerford bridge
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- bridge - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.97)
Walkford and Somerford have been muddled
(OG9BSZ29.jpg)
Associated with
place - Walkford Brook- river
Associated with
person : Hennebique
person : Mouchel, L G
date 1860-1899
object
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001