Brasley Bridge

Brasley Bridge or Trumpington Bridge is the first river Cam bridge on its upstream in Cambridge.[1] It is located near Grantchester Road and connects Grantchester and Trumpington.[2]

Brasley Bridge
Trumpington Bridge
Coordinates52°10′27″N 0°06′05″E
CrossesRiver Cam
LocaleTrumpington, Cambridge
Followed bySheep's Green Bridge
Characteristics
Designbeam bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete
History
Construction end2015
Location

History
  • 1790 - the first wooden bridge near the ford replaced a brick construction[3]
  • 1954 - reconstructed for cars[4]
  • 2015 - from February to September 2015 it was reconstructed[5] using the reinforced concrete[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "The definitive ranking of every bridge in Cambridge". Varsity Online.
  2. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6390793
  3. https://archive.org/stream/ahistorygrantch00widngoog/ahistorygrantch00widngoog_djvu.txt
  4. http://www.trumpingtonlocalhistorygroup.org/ChangingFace_SouthWest.html
  5. http://grantchester.org.uk/community-events/brasley-bridge-closure/
  6. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4530936
  7. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4665834


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