Teston Bridge

Teston Bridge
Photograph of Teston Bridge, Kent
Teston Bridge
Coordinates51°15′11″N 0°26′50″E / 51.252985°N 0.447302°E / 51.252985; 0.447302
CarriesB2163
CrossesRiver Medway
LocaleTeston / West Farleigh
OwnerKent County Council
Maintained byKent County Council
Heritage statusGrade I listed, also a
Scheduled ancient monument
Preceded byBow Bridge, Wateringbury
Followed byBarming Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialRagstone
No. of spansSix
Piers in waterThree
History
Construction end14th or 15th century
Location
Map

Teston Bridge is a road bridge across the River Medway, between Teston and West Farleigh in Kent, England.

History

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The bridge was constructed in the 14th or 15th century and comprises six arches of various heights and widths, the middle three of which span the river.[1]

Three of the arches were rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century and the parapet may also have been rebuilt. The bridge is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient monument.[1][2]

Description

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Teston Bridge is built of coursed rag-stone with ashlar capping stones to the parapets. The bridge is narrow, only wide enough to permit traffic to pass in one direction at a time and the parapets feature pedestrian refuges continued up from the cutwaters on each side.[1] It carries the B2163 road, which is crossed on the level by the Medway Valley Line just west of the bridge. The crossing was the site of Teston Crossing Halt,[3] which was open from 1909 to 1959.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Teston Bridge (1262983)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Teston Bridge (415865)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ^ Sheet 172 (Map). 1:63,360. Ordnance Survey. 1940. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ^ Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. p. 57. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.