Since the Tiverton Road Bridge Car Park and Picnic
Site was established many years ago, visitors to that 
part of Grand Western Canal have had to face the hazard of crossing to the towpath via the main road bridge over the canal.

The Dudley Weatherley Jubilee Bridge has being built from the car park to the towpath to solve this problem and remove the temptation to obstruct the farm lane leading from the road to the towpath

Putting the finishing touches to the bridge - CLICK for a larger image

The last new major structure built on the canal in Devon was the William Authers Bridge from Spurway Road to the Wilcombe estate in Tiverton. The late William Authers was a key figure in preventing the canal being in-filled in the 1960s. Dudley Weatherley was part of that campaigning movement creating a superb link between the new bridge and that important work which has given us such a valuable leisure attraction.

The lift-bridge is a counter-balanced with the aid of a concealed weight below the deck, an unusual design feature for a simple, manually operated lift-bridge.

Dams were put in either side
of the bridge site

This would be simpler to construct while providing comprehensive pedestrian access. Malcolm Trump donated his time and expertise to design the bridge and obtain appropriate engineering approval for public use.

Stoneman Engineering have fabricated the bridge in steel, South West Highways built the bridge foundations in the canal. 

The exposed canal bed
before construction starts