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Teston Bridge |
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| Carries | B2163 |
| Crosses | River Medway |
| Locale | Teston / West Farleigh |
| Owner | Kent County Council |
| Maintained by | Kent County Council |
| Material | Ragstone |
| Number of spans | Six |
| Piers in water | Three |
| Construction end | C14th or C15th |
| Preceded by | Bow Bridge, Wateringbury |
| Followed by | Barming Bridge |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed, also a Scheduled Ancient Monument |
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Teston Bridge
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Teston Bridge is a road bridge across the River Medway, between Teston and West Farleigh in Kent, England.
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The bridge was constructed in the 14th or 15th centuries and comprises six arches of various heights and widths, the middle three of which span the river.[1]
Three of the arches were rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century and the parapet may also have been rebuilt. The bridge is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1][2]
Teston Bridge is built of coursed rag-stone with ashlar capping stones to the parapets. The bridge is narrow, only wide enough to permit traffic to pass in one direction at a time and the parapets feature pedestrian refuges continued up from the cutwaters on each side.[1] It carries the B2163 road, which is crossed on the level by the Medway Valley Line just west of the bridge. The crossing was the site of Teston Crossing Halt,[3] which was open from 1909–59.[4]