Town Bridge, Bridgwater
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Town Bridge, Bridgwater
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 4 Oct 2012
Viewed across the River Parrett from West Quay. The bridge was erected in 1883, replacing its predecessor of 1795. Before that year, the exact nature of the river crossing here is unclear, though it must date back to ancient times. The Domesday Book (1086) records Bridgwater as Walter's Bridge, a reference to this location, which was the only road crossing of the river in the town until the 1960s. By that decade the volume of traffic was causing long delays at what had become a serious bottleneck.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.128978
Longitude
-3.001005