Torridge Bridge

#1227 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Bridge

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

The Torridge Bridge is a 650-metre-long concrete bridge, situated broadly in an east-west direction, built in 1987 in Bideford Devon over the River Torridge. ()

Opened: 20 May 1987 (37 years ago)Length: 2133 ftCoordinates: 51°1'47"N, 4°12'2"W

Location

EnglandUnited Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Torridge Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pannier Market, The Sports Ground, Burton at Bideford, Church of St Mary.

0.9 miS
Flea market, Shopping, Market
Pannier Market, Bideford
24 min walk • The Pannier Market in Bideford in North Devon is a large covered Victorian pannier market together with the Butcher's Row of small artisan stalls running along the lower level of the Market. There has been a market on the site since 1675. Since 1989 it has been a Grade II listed building on the register of Historic England.
0.6 miSW
Outdoor activities, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
The Sports Ground, Bideford
17 min walk • The Sports Ground is a football stadium used by Bideford A.F.C. on Kingsley Road in Bideford, Devon.
0.6 miS
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Burton at Bideford, Bideford
16 min walk • The Burton at Bideford is an art gallery and museum on Kingsley Road in Victoria Park, in Bideford, Devon, England. It houses collections on various topics connected with Bideford’s history and cultural heritage. The art gallery displays work by local, national and international artists.
0.9 miS
Church
Church of St Mary, Bideford
25 min walk • The Church of St Mary is the Anglican parish church for the town of Bideford in Devon in the UK. Built in 1865, it replaces a Norman church of 1260. The church has been Grade II* listed by Historic England since 1949 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.
1.4 miNE
Park
Tapeley
37 min walk • Tapeley is a historic estate in the parish of Westleigh in North Devon, England. The present mansion house known as Tapeley Park is a grade II* listed country house, built or enlarged from an existing structure in about 1704, remodeled in the 19th century and again in the early...
0.9 miS
Library
Bideford Library, Bideford
24 min walk • Bideford Town Hall is a municipal building at the corner of Bridge Street and New Road in Bideford, Devon, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Bideford Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.9 miS
Park, Forts and castles
Chudleigh Fort, Bideford
25 min walk • Chudleigh Fort is an ornamental fort in East-the-Water, a suburb of Bideford in Devon in the UK. It stands on the site of a 17th-century earthwork gun platform which was built during the English Civil War.
0.9 miS
Bridge
Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford
24 min walk • Bideford Long Bridge in North Devon spans the River Torridge near its estuary and connects the old part of the town, and formerly important river port, of Bideford on the left bank with East-the-Water on the right bank. It is one of the longest mediaeval bridges in England, being 677 feet long with 24 arches.
0.7 miS
Cemetery
East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford
17 min walk • East-the-Water Cemetery was the Church of England burial ground for East-the-Water, once a separate village but now a suburb of Bideford, in Devon, England. Located on Barnstaple Road, the cemetery as of 2018 is abandoned and neglected, and the Victorian cemetery chapel is a dangerous structure on the verge of collapse.
1.3 miSW
Museum
Tarka Valley Railway, Bideford
34 min walk • The Tarka Valley Railway in Devon, England, is a proposed heritage railway based on plans to rebuild the Barnstaple to Halwill Junction railway line.
1.3 miSW
Museum
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre, Bideford
34 min walk • The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC in Devon, England, is responsible for the management of the Bideford station site. The company is also responsible for Instow signal box which opens on occasional Sundays and bank holidays from Easter to October.