Teign Bridge

Not to be confused with Teignbridge.

The Teign Bridge is a road bridge over the River Teign near Kingsteignton, Devon carrying the Exeter Road across the river. It has been Grade II listed since 1987.^[1]

Teign Bridge
Teign Bridge
Coordinates	50.549693°N 3.611927°W / 50.549693; -3.611927
Carries	Exeter Road
Crosses	River Teign
Locale	Kingsteignton
Heritage status	Grade II listed
List Entry Number	1317451
Preceded by	Grey Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Limestone, granite
No. of spans	1
History
Construction end	1815
Location

Description

Teign Bridge is a single span bridge with a wide segmental arch. It is constructed from local grey limestone with granite voussoirs to the arch rings along with granite intrados and copping to the parapets.

History

The current bridge was constructed in 1815 and overseen by James Green who was a County Surveyor.

The footings of earlier cutwaters are said to survive below the current Teign Bridge. Archaeological evidence has been found of a sequence of bridges on this site including traces of a potentially Roman bridge, an approximately 11th century bridge, the medieval 'Red Bridge' and the 'Grey Bridge' from around the 17th century.^[1]