St. Saviour's Bridge (Ottery St. Mary)

Note the steel I beams located between the cast iron arch ribs. The LH cast iron arch was moved downstream when the bridge was widened

Showing how the I beams are supported on the masonry abutments

Each arch is assembled from three castings, with flanges at the mating ends

in Ottery St Mary, Devon

A cast iron arch bridge built in 1851 by Joseph Butler and Co of Stanningley Iron Works, near Leeds. 83 ft span.

In 1992 the bridge was strengthened and widened without spoiling its appearance. The reinforced concrete deck is clear of the cast iron arches, being supported by straight steel I beams.

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