Brasley Bridge
Brasley Bridge Trumpington Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 52°10′27″N 0°06′05″E / 52.17419°N 0.10146°E |
| Crosses | River Cam |
| Locale | Trumpington, Cambridge |
| Followed by | Sheep's Green Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | beam bridge |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2015 |
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 Interactive map of Brasley Bridge Trumpington Bridge | |
Brasley Bridge or Trumpington Bridge is the first river Cam bridge on its upstream in Cambridge.[1] It is located near Grantchester Road and connects Grantchester and Trumpington.[2]
History
- 1790 - the first wooden bridge near the ford replaced a brick construction[3]
- 1954 - reconstructed for cars[4]
- 2015 - from February to September 2015 it was reconstructed[5] using the reinforced concrete[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "The definitive ranking of every bridge in Cambridge". Varsity Online.
- ^ "Geograph:: Brasley Bridge in February © John Sutton". www.geograph.org.uk.
- ^ "A History of Grantchester in the County of Cambridge". by the author. 12 October 1875 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Trumpington Local History Group: The Changing Face of Trumpington: South West of the Village Centre including Trumpington Meadows". www.trumpingtonlocalhistorygroup.org.
- ^ Lancaster, Tim (17 January 2015). "Brasley Bridge closure :".
- ^ "Geograph:: Grantchester: working on Brasley Bridge © John Sutton cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk.
- ^ "Geograph:: Grantchester: Brasley Bridge rebuilt © John Sutton cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk.
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