Castle Bridge
Bridge in Warwick, England
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Castle Bridge is a grade II* listed road bridge in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, which carries the A425 road over the River Avon.[1]
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Long titleAn Act for enabling the Right Honourable George Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick, to build a new Bridge over the River Avon, in the Borough of Warwick, and to open proper Roads and Ways thereto.
Territorial extentGreat Britain
Royal assent20 March 1788
| Warwick Bridge Act 1788 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for enabling the Right Honourable George Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick, to build a new Bridge over the River Avon, in the Borough of Warwick, and to open proper Roads and Ways thereto. |
| Citation | 28 Geo. 3. c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 March 1788 |
| Commencement | 27 November 1787[a] |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
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In 1788, the Earl of Warwick, George Greville had obtained an act of Parliament, the Warwick Bridge Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 9), to build a new bridge over the Avon. The bridge was built between 1790 and 1793, at a cost of around £3,258, some 400 metres east of Warwick Castle. It consists of a single arch made from sandstone.[2]
It replaced an older medieval bridge further downstream, which became known as Old Castle Bridge and is now a ruin.
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