River Exe Structures

Cove Bridge

 

Bridge Name:   Cove Bridge
No.:   39
Location:   SS 9489 1975
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Description:    
Road bridge over the River Exe. 1791 (old list description). Stone rubble. Elegant single-span bridge with a tall segmental arch with a keystone and a small flood arch. Small cutwater between main span and flood arch on the upstream side. Stone rubble parapets rise to a central peak. A handsome road bridge; group value with a thatched toll-house or cottage on the Stoodleigh side of the river.1
     
References:   1. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1106909