Gunthorpe Bridge | |
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 Photo of New Gunthorpe Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 52°59′10″N0°59′15″W / 52.9862°N 0.9874°W |
| Carries | A6097 |
| Crosses | River Trent |
| Characteristics | |
| Longest span | 38.1 metres (125 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | Old Bridge c1925. New Bridge c1927. |
| Location | |
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Gunthorpe Bridge is a bridge over the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
| Gunthorpe Bridge Act 1870 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to authorise the construction of a Bridge over the river Trent in the county of Nottingham, and Roads and Approaches thereto, to be called "the Gunthorpe Bridge." |
| Citation | 33 & 34 Vict. c. xxxii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 June 1870 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Until 1875, the only way to cross the river was by ferry, or ford.
The Gunthorpe Bridge Company was formed in 1870 to build the bridge. A capital of £7,500 (equivalent to $760,000in 2021), [1] was raised in £10 shares. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 and the bridge opened in 1875. It was built largely in iron.
The tolls were:
| Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. lvii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1925 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Nottinghamshire County Council Act 1985 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
It was only able to handle 6 tons of weight and with the advent of commercial vehicular traffic it was determined a modern structure was needed. [2] The Nottinghamshire County Council (Gunthorpe Bridge) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. lvii) empowered Nottinghamshire County Council to buy out the owners, demolish the bridge and replace it with the present one.
The current bridge is a three span, reinforced concrete arch bridge. It was built in 1927, 400 metres upstream from the old one, with new bypass roads for the Gunthorpe and East Bridgford villages. [3] [4] The central arch spans 38.1 metres. The two side arches span 30.9 metres. Each of the three arches contains four ribs. [5]
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