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The first bridge at the site was built in 1440, replacing an earlier ferry, but this fell into disrepair and was replaced by the current stone bridge in the 1720s. [4] [5] It consists of six arches built of red sandstone with the piers being protected by cutwaters. [6] On the northern side of the bridge, slightly downstream, is a World War II ...
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The historic town of Tewkesbury is situated 8 miles (13 km) south west on the River Severn which river also runs through the nearest city of Worcester (13 miles (21 km) from Eckington). Eckington is renowned for Eckington Bridge, which is the subject of a poem by Arthur Quiller-Couch, [1] its village cross and its Norman-period church. It has a ...
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The low bridge, at mile marker 18 over White Oak Road, is being replaced with a single new bridge carrying traffic in both directions. Last winter, crews demolished half the bridge and built it ...
The main Moss Valley SSSI consists of a 25.9-hectare (64-acre) strip of land along both banks of the Moss, starting at Bromehead Wood (just east of Ford) and ending at the Gashouse Lane road bridge just outside Eckington. It has been designated as an SSSI due to its value as a high quality habitat for invertebrates. [14]
The closure will allow workers to demolish and rebuild the right side of the bridge in a staged reconstruction project. More: Can flood-prone Route 23 be elevated near the river? Local officials ...