Eamont Bridge, Cumbria - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

Eamont bridge is the northern boundary of the southern Heron Syke to Eamont Bridge turnpike and the southern boundary of the Carlisle to Eamont Bridge turnpike. Bridges became the counties responsibility during the turnpike era. Before turnpikes, bridge repair was sporadic and paid for out of the court's purse. The courts were lucky to get a repairer who knew what he was doing.

The bridge over the Eamont is first mentioned in 1303 as a boundary mark of Inglewood Forest. Forests were hunting grounds for wild meat. The next mention is when the Bishop of Durham gives money for a rebuild in 1425.

Nowadays traffic is still controlled by traffic lights, allowing one carriageway at a time across the old bridge. Before the motorway by-passed the bridge, this would have been a permanent traffic jam.

The parapet looks to have been added using red local sandstone. There are pedestrian alcoves across the bridge, but now an adjacent pipe bridge takes all the foot traffic.

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Length of bridge: 70 metres Height of bridge: 6 metres What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motorised traffic What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: River Eamont is spanned. Date constructed: 1425 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes still carries wheeled traffic Name of road or trail the bridge services: A6 Kemplay Foot Location: Eamont Bridge Cumbria

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