Exeter Bridge - Derby
| Exeter Bridge - Derby | |
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Looking toward the Market Place
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| Coordinates | 52°55′26″N 1°28′26″W / 52.9238°N 1.4738°WCoordinates: 52°55′26″N 1°28′26″W / 52.9238°N 1.4738°W |
| Carries | Traffic |
| Crosses | River Derwent |
| Locale | Derbyshire |
| Maintained by | Derby City Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Road Bridge |
| Total length | 50 metres |
| Width | 15 Metres |
| Height | 10 metres |
| History | |
| Designer | Charles Herbert Aslin |
| Construction start | August 1927 |
| Opened | 20 March 1929 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 3,000 (2009 estimates) |
| Toll | Free |
Exeter Bridge is a Traffic Single Span Concrete Arch Bridge in the centre of Derby spanning the River Derwent 200 metres south of the more modern Cathedral Green Footbridge.
Derby's original Exeter Bridge started life as a timber footbridge built by the Binghams of Exeter House, in order to access their gardens on the other side of the River Derwent. Exeter House was eventually demolished because of cost and to allow improvements to the bridge to be made. The old Exeter bridge was demolished in 1929 and replaced by a single span concrete style designed by Charles Herbert Aslin of the City Architect's Department, who was also responsible for Derby's now demolished Art Deco Style Bus Station.
During construction a test was carried out to see if it would hold the weight of the traffic. Civil Engineers ran a procession of traction engines, steam rollers and heavy lorries across the bridge to see if it could take the strain.
It was officially opened by the minister of transport, Herbert Morrison on 13 March 1931.
Exeter Bridge features Bas relief sculptures of.
John Lombe
William Hutton
Herbert Spencer
Erasmus Darwin
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