2008

SX4874 : Tavistock: River Tavy and Abbey Bridge

taken 17 years ago, near to Tavistock, Devon, England

Tavistock: River Tavy and Abbey Bridge
Tavistock: River Tavy and Abbey Bridge
Quoting from the Devon County Council's plaque on Abbey Bridge:-

"A mediaeval bridge here served Tavistock Abbey.
It was replaced in 1763 to accommodate the new
turnpike road system. This bridge was widened in 1860
to carry increased traffic following the opening
of the Great Western Railway station nearby."

Today it carries the A386 road to and from Okehampton into the town centre.

On the left is the intake from the River Tavy that feeds the Tavistock Canal which has served Morwellham hydro power station since 1934. In 2008 a new automatic screening mechanism was installed (the green and grey shovel-like structure) that will prevent salmon smolts from entering the canal and becoming trapped, instead allowing them to swim down the Tavy to the sea.

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Category: River
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Tavy [30] · Bridge over the River Tavy [16] · Centre of Tavistock [15] · Town Centre [11] · A386 [11] ·
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SX4874, 243 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Cox   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 17 October, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 30 October, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 482 743 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:32.9278N 4:8.6320W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 482 742
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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