Teston Bridge
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{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
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| image = Teston Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 779684.jpg
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| alt = Photograph of Teston Bridge, Kent
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| carries = B2163
| crosses = River Medway
| locale = Teston / West Farleigh
| owner = Kent County Council
| maint = Kent County Council
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| material = Ragstone
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| spans = Six
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| preceded = Bow Bridge, Wateringbury
| followed = Barming Bridge
| heritage = Grade I listed, also a
Scheduled ancient monument
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.252985|N|0.447302|E|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
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Teston Bridge is a road bridge across the River Medway, between Teston and West Farleigh in Kent, England.
History
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The bridge was constructed in the 14th or 15th century and comprises six arches of various heights and widths, the middle three of which span the river.
Three of the arches were rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century and the parapet may also have been rebuilt. The bridge is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient monument.{{Cite PastScape |mnumber=415865 |mname=Teston Bridge |accessdate=15 January 2012}}
Description
Teston Bridge is built of coursed rag-stone with ashlar capping stones to the parapets. The bridge is narrow, only wide enough to permit traffic to pass in one direction at a time and the parapets feature pedestrian refuges continued up from the cutwaters on each side.{{NHLE |num=1262983 |desc=Teston Bridge |accessdate=2 July 2011}} It carries the B2163 road, which is crossed on the level by the Medway Valley Line just west of the bridge. The crossing was the site of {{stnlnk|Teston Crossing Halt}},{{cite map |publisher=Ordnance Survey |title=Sheet 172 |url=http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#569,153,1 |year=1940 |scale=1:63,360 |access-date=2 July 2011 }} which was open from 1909 to 1959.{{cite book | first = R. W.| last = Kidner| year = 1985| title = Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer| publisher = The Oakwood Press| location = Headington, Oxford| isbn = 0-85361-321-4|page=57}}
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|File:Looking SE along the B2163 over Teston Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1758579.jpg|Looking south-east across the bridge
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See also
References
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Category:Grade I listed buildings in Kent
Category:Scheduled monuments in Kent