Castle Bridge

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Castle Bridge is a grade II* listed road bridge in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, which carries the A425 road over the River Avon.{{cite web |title=Castle Bridge A Grade II* Listed Building in Warwick, Warwickshire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101184083-castle-bridge-warwick#.X3YTDqrQjIU |publisher=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=1 October 2020}}

In 1788, the Earl of Warwick, George Greville had obtained an Act of Parliament to build a new bridge over the Avon. The bridge was built between 1790 and 1793, at a cost of around £3,258, some 400 metres east of Warwick Castle. It consists of a single arch made from sandstone.{{cite web |title=Castle Bridge, Warwick |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalogue_her/castle-bridge-warwick |publisher=Our Warwickshire |accessdate=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812032341/https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalogue_her/castle-bridge-warwick |archive-date=12 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}

It replaced an older medieval bridge further downstream, which became known as Old Castle Bridge and is now a ruin.

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Category:Buildings and structures in Warwick

Category:Bridges in Warwickshire

Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Warwickshire

Category:Bridges completed in 1793

Category:Arch bridges in the United Kingdom

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