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Old Swan Bridge, Pulborough

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Old Swan Bridge
Pulborough Bridge, River Arun, Pulborough, West Sussex.jpg
Coordinates 50°57′23″N0°30′44″W / 50.956279°N 0.512121°W / 50.956279; -0.512121
Carries A29 road
Crosses River Arun
Heritage statusGrade II listed building; scheduled monument
Location
Old Swan Bridge, Pulborough

The Old Swan Bridge, also known as Pulborough Bridge, is a stone bridge and Grade II listed building over the River Arun between Pulborough and Coldwaltham in West Sussex, south-eastern England. [1]

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History and description

Before the construction of a bridge, a ferry was known to cross the Arun at Pulboorough. Documentary evidence suggests the ferry existed earlier than 1350. The ferry was replaced by a succession of timber bridges, the last of which was a short distance downstream from the site of the present bridge. [2] [3]

Swan Bridge was built in 1787 in a medieval style. It originally had three arches of ashlar construction. The fourth arch was added in 1834. The arches are all round-headed, supported by buttressed piers which rise from blunt cutwaters (starlings) and terminate below the parapet level. The parapets are in rounded, coped stone. [1]

The bridge carried the main route from Horsham to Arundel (the A29 road) until it was bypassed by a single-arch bridge immediately upstream. [4] It is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled monument. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Pulborough Bridge (1353973)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ↑ McFetrich, David (2019). An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges (Revised and extended ed.). Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. p. 241. ISBN   9781526752956.
  3. ↑ Jervoise, Edwin (1930). The Ancient Bridges of the South of England. London: The Architectural Press. p. 59.
  4. ↑ Donnelly, Luke (26 September 2022). "The stunning historic bridges you'll find nestled along the River Arun". Sussex Live. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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