Pill Bridge
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| Pill Bridge | |
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| File:Pill Bridge Ilchester geograph 1914242.jpg | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Carries | pedestrian |
| Crosses | River Yeo |
| Locale | Between Ilchester and Long Sutton, Somerset, England |
| Heritage status | Scheduled monument |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
Pill Bridge is a stone arch bridge over the River Yeo between the parishes of Ilchester and Long Sutton, in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument.[1][2]
The current 17th century packhorse bridge replaced an earlier 13th-century bridge at the same site.[2]
It was the unloading point for goods destined for Ilchester, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream, until the conception of the Ivelchester and Langport Navigation. A warehouse at the site was used from 1699 until 1805.[2][3]
The bridge consists of three semi-circular arches. It is 48 inches (1,200 mm) wide and has a total span of 54 feet (16 m).[4]
