The Old Exe Bridge, Exeter, Devon UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
N 50° 43.150 W 003° 32.143
30U E 462182 N 5618732
The remains of the old Exe Bridge.
Waymark Code: WM4C8X
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/05/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 8

This is where the first bridge over the River Exe, built in 1200. During the boom years of the woollen cloth trade, packhorses and horse-drawn carts trying to get into and out of town would regularly get held up on the narrow bridge.
These remains have been preserved on a large traffic roundabout and are lit up at night.
As you can see the river does not flow under the bridge anymore.

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Exeter Devon UK

Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Former road into Exeter.

Water or other terrain spanned: Formally River Exe, now dry land.

Construction Date: 1200

Architect/Builder: Not listed

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