Obridge Viaduct
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| From: | Priorswood | ||||
| To: | Taunton | ||||
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| Taunton | |||||
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| 1983 | |||||
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The Obridge Viaduct in Taunton was built in the early 1980s as part of the Taunton Eastern Relief Road to help remove some of the traffic from the congested town centre.
Construction and opening
The eight span viaduct crosses the Bristol-Exeter mainline, Bridgwater to Taunton Canal and River Tone. It has a steep curve so the S2 road has a double white centre line to prevent overtaking.
Construction began in May 1981 and it was to be opened on 4 March 1983 by Edward du Cann, MP for Taunton. Cost was £2.6 million for the viaduct and road section.
Winkworth Way
The viaduct was built roughly on the route of what was already a popular cut-through, Winkworth Way. This road, which is virtually single-carriageway in places, still exists as a pedestrian and cycleway linking the Obridge estate to the town centre. The narrow bridge across the Tone on this road replaced a footbridge which is marked on the 1903 OS map.
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