Kate's Bridge
Encyclopedia
Kate's Bridge is a landmark
settlement on the A15 road, in the parish of Thurlby, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Bourne, Lincolnshire
, England. Its size is indicated by the fact that the road signs announcing it at its two ends are on the same pole.
Kate's Bridge consists of little more than three bridges, a petrol filling station, tractor dealership, five houses and a farm but a hundred years ago, people from villages around found employment in the brickyard and earlier still, it was at the head of navigation on the River Glen
. It lies close to the A15's junction with the modern King Street
but the Roman road crossed the Glen here, the only section of river bed with a solid rock bottom thus a safe point to ford before the later bridge was built. In any case, the name comes from a time when bridges rather than fords were unusual. Otherwise the bridge name is not likely to have been given. During the thirteenth century this area was passed between two bishops as 'Caterbrig'. However, the other side of the river was known by the Anglo-Saxon name, Thetford
(public ford), a name retained in Thetford House. So a Roman age for the bridge is doubtful. All that can be said for certain is that the bridge is shown on Saxton's
map of Lincolnshire
, published in 1579.
In the 1820s, John Loudon McAdam
was working on the turnpike here. Whether he supervised the construction of the early nineteenth century bridge which still crosses the River Glen on a single stone arch, now carrying the Macmillan Way
long distance footpath, can not be said with certainty. This Kate's Bridge no longer carries the road, which now crosses the river on a nearby structure of the 1970s.
The site is at the edge of the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board
.
Landmark
This is a list of landmarks around the world.Landmarks may be split into two categories - natural phenomena and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares and so forth...
settlement on the A15 road, in the parish of Thurlby, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
, England. Its size is indicated by the fact that the road signs announcing it at its two ends are on the same pole.
Kate's Bridge consists of little more than three bridges, a petrol filling station, tractor dealership, five houses and a farm but a hundred years ago, people from villages around found employment in the brickyard and earlier still, it was at the head of navigation on the River Glen
River Glen, Lincolnshire
The River Glen is a river in Lincolnshire, England with a short stretch passing through Rutland near Essendine.The river's name appears to derive from a Brythonic Celtic language but there is a strong early English connection.-Naming:...
. It lies close to the A15's junction with the modern King Street
King Street (Roman road)
King Street is the name of a modern road on the line of a Roman road |Durobrivae]]. The whole is I.D. Margary's Roman road number 26. -The Roman road's route:Archaeological work has revealed more of its length than is in use nowadays...
but the Roman road crossed the Glen here, the only section of river bed with a solid rock bottom thus a safe point to ford before the later bridge was built. In any case, the name comes from a time when bridges rather than fords were unusual. Otherwise the bridge name is not likely to have been given. During the thirteenth century this area was passed between two bishops as 'Caterbrig'. However, the other side of the river was known by the Anglo-Saxon name, Thetford
Thetford, Lincolnshire
Thetford is a hamlet and farm in the civil parish of Baston in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Now shrunken to a single farmhouse and associated outbuildings, this was once a manor of Spalding Priory with its own Chapel...
(public ford), a name retained in Thetford House. So a Roman age for the bridge is doubtful. All that can be said for certain is that the bridge is shown on Saxton's
Christopher Saxton
Christopher Saxton was an English cartographer, probably born in the parish of Dewsbury, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England around 1540....
map of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, published in 1579.
In the 1820s, John Loudon McAdam
John Loudon McAdam
John Loudon McAdam was a Scottish engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks....
was working on the turnpike here. Whether he supervised the construction of the early nineteenth century bridge which still crosses the River Glen on a single stone arch, now carrying the Macmillan Way
Macmillan Way
The Macmillan Way is a long-distance footpath in England that links Boston, Lincolnshire to Abbotsbury in Dorset. The route's distance is . It is promoted to raise money for the charity Macmillan Cancer Relief....
long distance footpath, can not be said with certainty. This Kate's Bridge no longer carries the road, which now crosses the river on a nearby structure of the 1970s.
The site is at the edge of the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board
Internal Drainage Board
An internal drainage board is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management within drainage districts...
.