Pill Bridge
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Pill Bridge is a stone arch bridge over the River Yeo between the parishes of Ilchester and Long Sutton, in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument.[1][2]
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Pill Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51.0077°N 2.7140°W / 51.0077; -2.7140 |
Carries | pedestrian |
Crosses | River Yeo |
Locale | Between Ilchester and Long Sutton, Somerset, England |
Heritage status | Scheduled monument |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
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The current 17th century packhorse bridge replaced an earlier 13th-century bridge at the same site.[2]
It was the unloading point for goods destined for Ilchester, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream, until the conception of the Ivelchester and Langport Navigation. A warehouse at the site was used from 1699 until 1805.[2][3]
The bridge consists of three semi-circular arches. It is 48 inches (1,200 mm) wide and has a total span of 54 feet (16 m).[4]