Trinity Bridge, Crowland

52.675637244242 - 0.16830325126648Koordinaten: 52 ° 40 ' 32.3 "N, 0 ° 10' 5.9 " W

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The Trinity Bridge is a triangular stone bridge in the center of the English town of Crowland in Lincolnshire.

She stands at the former confluence of Welland with the Nyne. The waters have since umverlegt, so that the bridge now serves no purpose anymore.

The unique bridge consists of three three to six meters long and two meters wide staircase arcs which meet at the highest point at an angle of 120 °. The building was three separate bridges avoided by this design. It met here the trade routes from Peterborough, Stamford and Spalding.

The bridge was built in 1360-1390 by the monks of the nearby abbey of Crowland, replacing formerly existing there wooden bridges. The first mention of a bridge at this point was 943 in a decree of King Eadred. The present bridge is built of limestone ( Barnack ). The stones were transported 16 kilometers over the Welland to the site.

Are the fragments of a six -meter-high figure at the bridge. One assumes that this is about Jesus Christ or Aethelbald ( Mercia ), founder of the Abbey is. The figure was probably displaced from the western facade of the Abbey to the bridge. Through the British heritage authority, the bridge was classified as grade I- structure. In 2002-2003 a renovation of the bridge to the stability was restored.