Maidstone Gyratory Bridge - Broadway, Maidstone, UK
N 51° 16.312 E 000° 31.108
31U E 326903 N 5682983
The Maidstone gyratory is an arrangement of roads that carries traffic in a clockwise direction along both banks of the River Medway and crosses the river twice. The south east bridge is a stone arch bridge that opened in August 1879.
Waymark Code: WMR6QP
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/18/2016
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The stone bridge has three arches that carry the road across the River Medway. The bridge carries four lanes of traffic in a south west direction and has a footpath on each side.
There are various inscriptions at the corners of the bridge. The inscription at the west corner reads:
Opened August 6 1879
Charles Ellis - Mayor
Edward Hoar - Clerk
The inscription at the south corner reads:
T F Bunting - Borough Surveyor
Holloway Bros London Ltd - Contractors
The inscription at the east corner reads:
Sir Joseph Bazalgette CB - Engineer
William Webster - Contractor