List of crossings of the River Avon, Warwickshire

This is a list of crossings of the River Avon in England (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from its source in Northamptonshire, through or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, to its confluence with the River Severn at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.

Crossings

Key to heritage status

Status	Criteria [1]
SM	Scheduled monument. Nationally important archaeological bridge.
I	Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II*	Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest
II	Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest

In order, moving downstream:

Crossing	Date	Coordinates	Heritage status	Locality	Notes	Image
Source of the River Avon	n/a	52°23′51″N0°59′19″W / 52.3975°N 0.9887°W / 52.3975; -0.9887 (The source of the River Avon)	n/a	Naseby, Northamptonshire	Included for completeness
M1 motorway	1965-1968	52°23′43″N1°10′23″W / 52.395144°N 1.172958°W / 52.395144; -1.172958 (M1 Avon Bridge)	n/a	Lilbourne/Catthorpe (river forms county boundary between Northamptonshire & Leicestershire here)	Elevated motorway over floodplain of infant river and disused railway
Dow Bridge	1838	52°23′48″N1°12′10″W / 52.396599°N 1.202795°W / 52.396599; -1.202795 (Dow Bridge)	II	Newton	Disused. Incorporates parts of a circa 1776 bridge which it replaced. Marks the tri-point of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. [2] [3] [4]
Dow bridge (new)	1930s	52°23′48″N1°12′11″W / 52.39655°N 1.20297°W / 52.39655; -1.20297 (Dow Bridge (new))		Newton	Replaced the earlier Dow Bridge. Carries the A5.
Midland Counties Railway Viaduct	1840	52°23′04″N1°15′50″W / 52.384531°N 1.263976°W / 52.384531; -1.263976 (Midland Counties Railway Viaduct)	II	Rugby	Disused railway viaduct; now pedestrians only. [5] [6]
Bretford Bridge	18th century	52°23′21″N1°22′12″W / 52.389186°N 1.370108°W / 52.389186; -1.370108 (Bretford Bridge)	II	Bretford, Brandon and Bretford	Stone road bridge of 13th century origin, largely rebuilt to the original design in the 18th century. Carries the A428 road over one semi-circular and 4 pointed arches. [7] [8]
Brandon Viaduct (or Avon Viaduct)	1838	52°22′53″N1°23′59″W / 52.38126°N 1.39964°W / 52.38126; -1.39964 (Brandon Viaduct)	II	Brandon and Bretford	Carries the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line; built as part of part of the London and Birmingham Railway. [9]
Stare Bridge	Late 15th century	52°20′24″N1°31′04″W / 52.34000°N 1.51777°W / 52.34000; -1.51777 (Stare Bridge)	II*	Stoneleigh	9 arches. [10]
Chesford Bridge (A452)		52°19′33″N1°33′25″W / 52.325969°N 1.556909°W / 52.325969; -1.556909 (Chesford Bridge)		Blackdown	Vehicle and pedestrian. Stone, five arches.
Hill Wootton Road		52°19′09″N1°32′49″W / 52.319289°N 1.546806°W / 52.319289; -1.546806 (Hill Wootton Road bridge)		Blackdown	Vehicle and pedestrian.
Old Milverton rail viaduct		52°18′32″N1°33′41″W / 52.308954°N 1.561267°W / 52.308954; -1.561267 (Old Milverton rail viaduct)		Old Milverton	Multiple arch brick rail viaduct
Saxon Mill		52°18′04″N1°34′24″W / 52.301024°N 1.573214°W / 52.301024; -1.573214 (Saxon Mill weir and bridge)	II	Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe	Weir and foot bridge
Sir Anthony Eden Way	2007	52°17′28″N1°33′35″W / 52.291122°N 1.559741°W / 52.291122; -1.559741 (Sir Anthony Eden Way bridge)		Leamington Spa and Warwick	Road bridge
Portobello Bridge	1831	52°17′21″N1°33′36″W / 52.289216°N 1.560064°W / 52.289216; -1.560064 (Portobello Bridge)	II	Leamington Spa and Warwick	Three span stone bridge. [11]
Grand Union Canal	1800	52°17′11″N1°33′38″W / 52.286378°N 1.560452°W / 52.286378; -1.560452 (Grand Union Canal aqueduct, Leamington Spa)		Leamington Spa	Aqueduct
Chiltern Main Line	1852 (original)	52°17′05″N1°33′47″W / 52.284757°N 1.563156°W / 52.284757; -1.563156 (Chiltern Main Line viaduct, Warwick)		Warwick	Metal railway viaduct
Charter Bridge	1996	52°16′58″N1°34′17″W / 52.282894°N 1.571323°W / 52.282894; -1.571323 (Charter Bridge, Warwick)		Warwick	Metal pedestrian and cycle bridge
Castle Bridge	1793	52°16′47″N1°34′46″W / 52.279629°N 1.579537°W / 52.279629; -1.579537 (Castle Bridge)	II*	Warwick	Replaced Old Castle Bridge. [12] [13]
Old Castle Bridge	1208 or before	52°16′45″N1°35′00″W / 52.279214°N 1.583308°W / 52.279214; -1.583308 (Old Castle Bridge)	II*	Warwick	Destroyed 1795. Impassible ruins only remain. [14] [15]
[Unnamed bridge]		52°16′45″N1°35′00″W / 52.279214°N 1.583308°W / 52.279214; -1.583308 (Old Castle Bridge)		Warwick	Footbridge only, wooden, on private land. Part of the Warwick Castle estate
Leafield Bridge	1772	52°15′53″N1°35′31″W / 52.26484°N 1.59195°W / 52.26484; -1.59195 (Leafield Bridge)	II	Warwick	A stone bridge designed by Robert Mylne. [16]
M40 motorway		52°15′25″N1°35′53″W / 52.2569°N 1.5980°W / 52.2569; -1.5980 (M40)			A pair of adjacent bridges, one for each carriageway.
Barford	18th century	52°14′47″N1°36′33″W / 52.2463°N 1.6092°W / 52.2463; -1.6092 (Barford)	II	Barford	Five sandstone arches. [17]
Barford Bypass		52°14′46″N1°36′38″W / 52.2462°N 1.6105°W / 52.2462; -1.6105 (Barford Bypass)		Barford
Hampton Lucy Bridge	1829	52°12′44″N1°37′28″W / 52.2121°N 1.62442°W / 52.2121; -1.62442 (Hampton Lucy Bridge)	II	Hampton Lucy	Cast iron. [18]
[Unnamed]		52°12′11″N1°41′01″W / 52.20294°N 1.68349°W / 52.20294; -1.68349 (Unnamed bridge)		Avon Caravan Park, Tiddington
Clopton Bridge	1484 (circa)	52°11′30″N1°42′01″W / 52.19155°N 1.700311°W / 52.19155; -1.700311 (Clopton Bridge)	SM	Stratford-upon-Avon	Replaced a timber bridge first mentioned in 1235. [19]
Tramway Bridge	1823	52°11′28″N1°42′05″W / 52.191049°N 1.701417°W / 52.191049; -1.701417 (Tramway Bridge)	II	Stratford-upon-Avon	Eight brick arches which carried a horse tramway, now pedestrian only. [20]
Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry	1937	52°11′21″N1°42′20″W / 52.189035°N 1.705475°W / 52.189035; -1.705475 (Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry)		Stratford-upon-Avon	Manually operated chain ferry. [21]
Lucy's Mill bridge		52°11′02″N1°42′29″W / 52.18380°N 1.70811°W / 52.18380; -1.70811 (Lucy's Mill bridge)		Stratford-upon-Avon	footbridge
Seven Meadows Road bridge		52°11′01″N1°42′30″W / 52.18368°N 1.70826°W / 52.18368; -1.70826 (Seven Meadows Road bridge)		Stratford-upon-Avon	A4390
Stratford Greenway		52°10′40″N1°43′36″W / 52.17767°N 1.72654°W / 52.17767; -1.72654 (Stratford Greenway)		Stratford-upon-Avon	Former railway
Binton Bridge	1783 (circa)	52°10′32″N1°47′22″W / 52.17561°N 1.78955°W / 52.17561; -1.78955 (Binton Road)	II	Welford-on-Avon	Passes over an island in the river on seven arches of Blue Lias. [22]
Bidford Bridge	early 15th century	52°09′50″N1°51′24″W / 52.16402°N 1.85666°W / 52.16402; -1.85666 (Bidford Bridge)	SM	Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire	Eight arch bridge of limestone. [23]
George Billington Lock footbridge		52°07′22″N1°54′21″W / 52.12280°N 1.90570°W / 52.12280; -1.90570 (George Billington Lock footbridge)			Only crosses navigation arm
Simon de Montford Bridge		52°06′21″N1°55′45″W / 52.1059°N 1.9293°W / 52.1059; -1.9293 (Simon de Montford Bridge)		near Greenhill, Worcestershire	Carries A46. [24]
Even Railway Bridge		52°05′50″N1°56′09″W / 52.0972°N 1.9357°W / 52.0972; -1.9357 (Even Railway Bridge)		Evesham	Cotswold Line (railway)
Workman Bridge	1856	52°05′29″N1°56′35″W / 52.091492°N 1.943074°W / 52.091492; -1.943074 (Workman Bridge)	II	Evesham	A stone bridge of three arches. [25]
Abbey Bridge		52°05′11″N1°57′07″W / 52.08636°N 1.95190°W / 52.08636; -1.95190 (Abbey Bridge)		Evesham
Cotswold Line (2)		52°06′03″N1°57′16″W / 52.10081°N 1.95451°W / 52.10081; -1.95451 (Cotswold Line (2))		Evesham	Railway
Evesham Golf Course Railway Bridge		52°07′06″N2°00′22″W / 52.11833°N 2.00606°W / 52.11833; -2.00606 (Evesham Golf Course Railway Bridge)		Fladbury	Cotswold Line (railway)
Jubilee Bridge	1935	52°06′31″N2°00′03″W / 52.108647°N 2.000848°W / 52.108647; -2.000848 (Jubilee Bridge)		Fladbury	Replaced an earlier bridge, named for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
[Unnamed pipeline]		52°06′23″N2°01′51″W / 52.10635°N 2.03073°W / 52.10635; -2.03073 (pipeline)		Fladbury	No pedestrian access
Pershore Old Bridge	probably late C15	52°06′16″N2°04′16″W / 52.104551°N 2.070998°W / 52.104551; -2.070998 (Pershore Old Bridge)	SM	Pershore	Now pedestrian/ cycle only. Five span bridge of sandstone with a red brick parapet. [26]
Pershore Bridge		52°06′15″N2°04′17″W / 52.104200°N 2.071316°W / 52.104200; -2.071316 (Pershore Bridge)		Pershore	Replaced Pershore Old Bridge
Nafford Lock		52°04′30″N2°05′19″W / 52.0751°N 2.0885°W / 52.0751; -2.0885 (Nafford Lock)			Chain of three bridges, via island; pedestrians only
Eckington Bridge	1720 (circa)	52°04′45″N2°06′54″W / 52.0793°N 2.1149°W / 52.0793; -2.1149 (Eckington Bridge)	II*	Eckington, Worcestershire	Carries the B4080 road. First bridge at the site was built in 1440, replacing an earlier ferry. [27] [28] [29]
Defford Railway Bridge		52°04′50″N2°07′19″W / 52.0805°N 2.1220°W / 52.0805; -2.1220 (Defford Railway Bridge)			Birmingham and Gloucester Railway [30]
Strensham Lock		52°03′37″N2°07′25″W / 52.06034°N 2.12369°W / 52.06034; -2.12369 (Strensham Lock)		Eckington, Worcestershire	Chain of small bridges and islands
M5 motorway		52°01′50″N2°07′32″W / 52.03063°N 2.12547°W / 52.03063; -2.12547 (M5)			A pair of parallel bridges, one for each carriageway.
Tewkesbury Quay		51°59′56″N2°09′17″W / 51.99887°N 2.15476°W / 51.99887; -2.15476 (Tewkesbury Quay)		Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway bridge		51°59′56″N2°09′17″W / 51.99888°N 2.15474°W / 51.99888; -2.15474 (Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway bridge)			Demolished and replaced with a footbridge
King John's Bridge	1190 (circa); restructured 1824	51°59′52″N2°09′24″W / 51.9978°N 2.1567°W / 51.9978; -2.1567 (King John's Bridge)	II*	Tewkesbury	Crosses the bifurcated Avon, twice, via an island, on five sandstone arches. Carries the A38, Mythe Road. [31]
Confluence with River Severn	n/a	51°59′47″N2°09′48″W / 51.9964°N 2.1634°W / 51.9964; -2.1634 (Confluence with River Severn)	n/a	Tewkesbury	Included for completeness

References

1. Listed Buildings, English Heritage, archived from the original on 9 December 2012
2. "Dow Bridge". Catthorpe.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
3. "Dow Bridge". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. Historic England. "Dow Bridge (1276490)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 March 2020.
5. "Rugby Viaduct". Forgotten Relics. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
6. "Railway Viaduct A Grade II Listed Building in Rugby, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
7. Historic England. "Bretford Bridge (1365087)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 March 2015.
8. "BRETFORD BRIDGE". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
9. Historic England. "Avon Viaduct (1034898)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
10. Historic England. "Avon Viaduct (1106390)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
11. Historic England. "Portobello Bridge (1271475)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
12. "Castle Bridge A Grade II* Listed Building in Warwick, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
13. "Castle Bridge, Warwick". Our Warwickshire. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
14. "The borough of Warwick: Introduction, the medieval town". British History Online. University of London. 1969. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
15. Historic England. "Remains of Old Castle Bridge (1035499)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 October 2016.
16. Historic England. "Leafield Bridge (1035509)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
17. Historic England. "Barford Bridge (1319939)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
18. Historic England. "Bridge Over River Avon, Hampton Lucy (1382105)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 March 2021.
19. "A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3, Barlichway Hundred The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon: Introduction and architectural description". British History Online. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
20. Historic England. "Tramway Bridge (1187828)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
21. "Help mark 80 years of Stratford's chain ferry". Stratford Herald. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
22. Historic England. "Binton Bridge (1382796)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
23. Historic England. "Bidford Bridge (1355318)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
24. "Simon de Montford Bridge". CanalplanAC. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
25. Historic England. "Workman Bridge (1156175)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
26. Historic England. "Pershore Bridge (1005266)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
27. Historic England. "Eckington Bridge (1005264)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 April 2015.
28. Historic England. "Eckington Bridge (1116724)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 April 2015.
29. Historic England. "Eckington Bridge (1116724)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 August 2014.
30. "Defford Railway Bridge". CanalplanAC. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
31. Historic England. "King John's Bridge (1201287)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 May 2022.