Historic bridges · South East England
Midland Bridge
Midland Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Oldfield Park · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Midland Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.3805°, -2.3695°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Midland Bridge is a road bridge over the River Avon in Bath, Somerset, England, now carrying the B3118 road. It was originally built in 1870 by the Midland Railway Company to allow access to and from their goods station at Sydenham Field on the south bank of the river Avon, the opposite bank to the passenger Green Park terminus station and the city centre.
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Background
History
The Midland Railway's Mangotsfield and Bath branch line opened to a temporary passenger terminus on the south side of the Avon on 4 July 1869; the railway bridge and the new permanent passenger station were built in the early months of 1870, and the road bridge followed by the middle of the year. The railway complex on the south side of the river became more important in 1874 with the opening of the Bath extension of the Somerset and Dorset Railway. But the new bridge also provided an important road link between the centre of Bath and the late Victorian suburbs to the south and west such as Oldfield Park and Twerton. The current Midland Bridge dates from 1905. The original bridge was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3805, -2.3695
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA2 3QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Nearest railway station
- Oldfield Park — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.bathfarmersmarket.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w369771675 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Midland Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Midland Bridge Road Bridge, River Avon, Bath - geograph.org.uk - 179601.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Midland Bridge?
- Midland Bridge is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 3QS), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- Is Midland Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Midland Bridge is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Midland Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Midland Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Midland Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 3QS.