The Withypool Bridge is an
arch bridge that carries a small road over the
River Barle
The River Barle runs from the Chains on northern Exmoor, in Somerset, England to join the River Exe at Exebridge, Devon. The river and the Barle Valley are both designated as biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
On the Chains above ...
at
Withypool in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England. It is a Grade II*
listed building
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The red
sandstone
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bridge was built in the 19th century.
It replaced an earlier bridge upstream of the current site and is therefore shown on some maps as "New Bridge".
The bridge was restored in 1866 and again in 1983.
References
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Bridges in Somerset
Exmoor
Grade II* listed buildings in West Somerset
Scheduled monuments in West Somerset
Grade II* listed bridges in England
Stone bridges in the United Kingdom
Arch bridges in the United Kingdom