# List of crossings of the River Avon, Warwickshire

This is a list of crossings of the River Avon in England (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from its source in Northamptonshire, through or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, to its confluence with the River Severn at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.

## Crossings

Key to heritage status :
| Status | Criteria |
| SM | Scheduled monument. Nationally important archaeological bridge. |
| I | Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
| II* | Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest |
| II | Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest |
In order, moving downstream:
| Crossing | Date | Coordinates | Heritage status | Locality | Notes |
| Source of the River Avon | n/a | 52°23′51″N 0°59′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.3975°N 0.9887°W﻿ / 52.3975; -0.9887﻿ (The source of the River Avon) | n/a | Naseby, Northamptonshire | Included for completeness |
| M1 motorway | 1965-1968 | 52°23′43″N 1°10′23″W﻿ / ﻿52.395144°N 1.172958°W﻿ / 52.395144; -1.172958﻿ (M1 Avon Bridge) | n/a | Lilbourne/Catthorpe (river forms county boundary between Northamptonshire & Leicestershire here) | Elevated motorway over floodplain of infant river and disused railway |
| Dow Bridge | 1838 | 52°23′48″N 1°12′10″W﻿ / ﻿52.396599°N 1.202795°W﻿ / 52.396599; -1.202795﻿ (Dow Bridge) | II | Newton | Disused. Incorporates parts of a circa 1776 bridge which it replaced. Marks the tri-point of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. |
| Dow bridge (new) | 1930s | 52°23′48″N 1°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿52.39655°N 1.20297°W﻿ / 52.39655; -1.20297﻿ (Dow Bridge (new)) | | Newton | Replaced the earlier Dow Bridge. Carries the A5. |
| Midland Counties Railway Viaduct | 1840 | 52°23′04″N 1°15′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.384531°N 1.263976°W﻿ / 52.384531; -1.263976﻿ (Midland Counties Railway Viaduct) | II | Rugby | Disused railway viaduct; now pedestrians only. |
| Bretford Bridge | 18th century | 52°23′21″N 1°22′12″W﻿ / ﻿52.389186°N 1.370108°W﻿ / 52.389186; -1.370108﻿ (Bretford Bridge) | II | Bretford, Brandon and Bretford | Stone road bridge of 13th century origin, largely rebuilt to the original design in the 18th century. Carries the A428 road over one semi-circular and 4 pointed arches. |
| Brandon Viaduct (or Avon Viaduct) | 1838 | 52°22′53″N 1°23′59″W﻿ / ﻿52.38126°N 1.39964°W﻿ / 52.38126; -1.39964﻿ (Brandon Viaduct) | II | Brandon and Bretford | Carries the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line; built as part of part of the London and Birmingham Railway. |
| Stare Bridge | Late 15th century | 52°20′24″N 1°31′04″W﻿ / ﻿52.34000°N 1.51777°W﻿ / 52.34000; -1.51777﻿ (Stare Bridge) | II* | Stoneleigh | 9 arches. |
| Chesford Bridge (A452) | | 52°19′33″N 1°33′25″W﻿ / ﻿52.325969°N 1.556909°W﻿ / 52.325969; -1.556909﻿ (Chesford Bridge) | | Blackdown | Vehicle and pedestrian. Stone, five arches. |
| Hill Wootton Road | | 52°19′09″N 1°32′49″W﻿ / ﻿52.319289°N 1.546806°W﻿ / 52.319289; -1.546806﻿ (Hill Wootton Road bridge) | | Blackdown | Vehicle and pedestrian. |
| Old Milverton rail viaduct | | 52°18′32″N 1°33′41″W﻿ / ﻿52.308954°N 1.561267°W﻿ / 52.308954; -1.561267﻿ (Old Milverton rail viaduct) | | Old Milverton | Multiple arch brick rail viaduct |
| Saxon Mill | | 52°18′04″N 1°34′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.301024°N 1.573214°W﻿ / 52.301024; -1.573214﻿ (Saxon Mill weir and bridge) | II | Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe | Weir and foot bridge |
| Sir Anthony Eden Way | 2007 | 52°17′28″N 1°33′35″W﻿ / ﻿52.291122°N 1.559741°W﻿ / 52.291122; -1.559741﻿ (Sir Anthony Eden Way bridge) | | Leamington Spa and Warwick | Road bridge |
| Portobello Bridge | 1831 | 52°17′21″N 1°33′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.289216°N 1.560064°W﻿ / 52.289216; -1.560064﻿ (Portobello Bridge) | II | Leamington Spa and Warwick | Three span stone bridge. |
| Grand Union Canal | 1800 | 52°17′11″N 1°33′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.286378°N 1.560452°W﻿ / 52.286378; -1.560452﻿ (Grand Union Canal aqueduct, Leamington Spa) | | Leamington Spa | Aqueduct |
| Chiltern Main Line | 1852 (original) | 52°17′05″N 1°33′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.284757°N 1.563156°W﻿ / 52.284757; -1.563156﻿ (Chiltern Main Line viaduct, Warwick) | | Warwick | Metal railway viaduct |
| Charter Bridge | 1996 | 52°16′58″N 1°34′17″W﻿ / ﻿52.282894°N 1.571323°W﻿ / 52.282894; -1.571323﻿ (Charter Bridge, Warwick) | | Warwick | Metal pedestrian and cycle bridge |
| Castle Bridge | 1793 | 52°16′47″N 1°34′46″W﻿ / ﻿52.279629°N 1.579537°W﻿ / 52.279629; -1.579537﻿ (Castle Bridge) | II* | Warwick | Replaced Old Castle Bridge. |
| Old Castle Bridge | 1208 or before | 52°16′45″N 1°35′00″W﻿ / ﻿52.279214°N 1.583308°W﻿ / 52.279214; -1.583308﻿ (Old Castle Bridge) | II* | Warwick | Destroyed 1795. Impassible ruins only remain. |
| [Unnamed bridge] | | 52°16′45″N 1°35′00″W﻿ / ﻿52.279214°N 1.583308°W﻿ / 52.279214; -1.583308﻿ (Old Castle Bridge) | | Warwick | Footbridge only, wooden, on private land. Part of the Warwick Castle estate |
| Leafield Bridge | 1772 | 52°15′53″N 1°35′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.26484°N 1.59195°W﻿ / 52.26484; -1.59195﻿ (Leafield Bridge) | II | Warwick | A stone bridge designed by Robert Mylne. |
| M40 motorway | | 52°15′25″N 1°35′53″W﻿ / ﻿52.2569°N 1.5980°W﻿ / 52.2569; -1.5980﻿ (M40) | | | A pair of adjacent bridges, one for each carriageway. |
| Barford | 18th century | 52°14′47″N 1°36′33″W﻿ / ﻿52.2463°N 1.6092°W﻿ / 52.2463; -1.6092﻿ (Barford) | II | Barford | Five sandstone arches. |
| Barford Bypass | | 52°14′46″N 1°36′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.2462°N 1.6105°W﻿ / 52.2462; -1.6105﻿ (Barford Bypass) | | Barford | |
| Hampton Lucy Bridge | 1829 | 52°12′44″N 1°37′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.2121°N 1.62442°W﻿ / 52.2121; -1.62442﻿ (Hampton Lucy Bridge) | II | Hampton Lucy | Cast iron. |
| [Unnamed] | | 52°12′11″N 1°41′01″W﻿ / ﻿52.20294°N 1.68349°W﻿ / 52.20294; -1.68349﻿ (Unnamed bridge) | | Avon Caravan Park, Tiddington | |
| Clopton Bridge | 1484 (circa) | 52°11′30″N 1°42′01″W﻿ / ﻿52.19155°N 1.700311°W﻿ / 52.19155; -1.700311﻿ (Clopton Bridge) | SM | Stratford-upon-Avon | Replaced a timber bridge first mentioned in 1235. |
| Tramway Bridge | 1823 | 52°11′28″N 1°42′05″W﻿ / ﻿52.191049°N 1.701417°W﻿ / 52.191049; -1.701417﻿ (Tramway Bridge) | II | Stratford-upon-Avon | Eight brick arches which carried a horse tramway, now pedestrian only. |
| Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry | 1937 | 52°11′21″N 1°42′20″W﻿ / ﻿52.189035°N 1.705475°W﻿ / 52.189035; -1.705475﻿ (Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry) | | Stratford-upon-Avon | Manually operated chain ferry. |
| Lucy's Mill bridge | | 52°11′02″N 1°42′29″W﻿ / ﻿52.18380°N 1.70811°W﻿ / 52.18380; -1.70811﻿ (Lucy's Mill bridge) | | Stratford-upon-Avon | footbridge |
| Seven Meadows Road bridge | | 52°11′01″N 1°42′30″W﻿ / ﻿52.18368°N 1.70826°W﻿ / 52.18368; -1.70826﻿ (Seven Meadows Road bridge) | | Stratford-upon-Avon | A4390 |
| Stratford Greenway | | 52°10′40″N 1°43′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.17767°N 1.72654°W﻿ / 52.17767; -1.72654﻿ (Stratford Greenway) | | Stratford-upon-Avon | Former railway |
| Binton Bridge | 1783 (circa) | 52°10′32″N 1°47′22″W﻿ / ﻿52.17561°N 1.78955°W﻿ / 52.17561; -1.78955﻿ (Binton Road) | II | Welford-on-Avon | Passes over an island in the river on seven arches of Blue Lias. |
| Bidford Bridge | early 15th century | 52°09′50″N 1°51′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.16402°N 1.85666°W﻿ / 52.16402; -1.85666﻿ (Bidford Bridge) | SM | Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire | Eight arch bridge of limestone. |
| George Billington Lock footbridge | | 52°07′22″N 1°54′21″W﻿ / ﻿52.12280°N 1.90570°W﻿ / 52.12280; -1.90570﻿ (George Billington Lock footbridge) | | | Only crosses navigation arm |
| Simon de Montford Bridge | | 52°06′21″N 1°55′45″W﻿ / ﻿52.1059°N 1.9293°W﻿ / 52.1059; -1.9293﻿ (Simon de Montford Bridge) | | near Greenhill, Worcestershire | Carries A46. |
| Even Railway Bridge | | 52°05′50″N 1°56′09″W﻿ / ﻿52.0972°N 1.9357°W﻿ / 52.0972; -1.9357﻿ (Even Railway Bridge) | | Evesham | Cotswold Line (railway) |
| Workman Bridge | 1856 | 52°05′29″N 1°56′35″W﻿ / ﻿52.091492°N 1.943074°W﻿ / 52.091492; -1.943074﻿ (Workman Bridge) | II | Evesham | A stone bridge of three arches. |
| Abbey Bridge | | 52°05′11″N 1°57′07″W﻿ / ﻿52.08636°N 1.95190°W﻿ / 52.08636; -1.95190﻿ (Abbey Bridge) | | Evesham | |
| Cotswold Line (2) | | 52°06′03″N 1°57′16″W﻿ / ﻿52.10081°N 1.95451°W﻿ / 52.10081; -1.95451﻿ (Cotswold Line (2)) | | Evesham | Railway |
| Evesham Golf Course Railway Bridge | | 52°07′06″N 2°00′22″W﻿ / ﻿52.11833°N 2.00606°W﻿ / 52.11833; -2.00606﻿ (Evesham Golf Course Railway Bridge) | | Fladbury | Cotswold Line (railway) |
| Jubilee Bridge | 1935 | 52°06′31″N 2°00′03″W﻿ / ﻿52.108647°N 2.000848°W﻿ / 52.108647; -2.000848﻿ (Jubilee Bridge) | | Fladbury | Replaced an earlier bridge, named for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria |
| [Unnamed pipeline] | | 52°06′23″N 2°01′51″W﻿ / ﻿52.10635°N 2.03073°W﻿ / 52.10635; -2.03073﻿ (pipeline) | | Fladbury | No pedestrian access |
| Pershore Old Bridge | probably late C15 | 52°06′16″N 2°04′16″W﻿ / ﻿52.104551°N 2.070998°W﻿ / 52.104551; -2.070998﻿ (Pershore Old Bridge) | SM | Pershore | Now pedestrian/ cycle only. Five span bridge of sandstone with a red brick parapet. |
| Pershore Bridge | | 52°06′15″N 2°04′17″W﻿ / ﻿52.104200°N 2.071316°W﻿ / 52.104200; -2.071316﻿ (Pershore Bridge) | | Pershore | Replaced Pershore Old Bridge |
| Nafford Lock | | 52°04′30″N 2°05′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.0751°N 2.0885°W﻿ / 52.0751; -2.0885﻿ (Nafford Lock) | | | Chain of three bridges, via island; pedestrians only |
| Eckington Bridge | 1720 (circa) | 52°04′45″N 2°06′54″W﻿ / ﻿52.0793°N 2.1149°W﻿ / 52.0793; -2.1149﻿ (Eckington Bridge) | II* | Eckington, Worcestershire | Carries the B4080 road. First bridge at the site was built in 1440, replacing an earlier ferry. |
| Defford Railway Bridge | | 52°04′50″N 2°07′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.0805°N 2.1220°W﻿ / 52.0805; -2.1220﻿ (Defford Railway Bridge) | | | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
| Strensham Lock | | 52°03′37″N 2°07′25″W﻿ / ﻿52.06034°N 2.12369°W﻿ / 52.06034; -2.12369﻿ (Strensham Lock) | | Eckington, Worcestershire | Chain of small bridges and islands |
| M5 motorway | | 52°01′50″N 2°07′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.03063°N 2.12547°W﻿ / 52.03063; -2.12547﻿ (M5) | | | A pair of parallel bridges, one for each carriageway. |
| Tewkesbury Quay | | 51°59′56″N 2°09′17″W﻿ / ﻿51.99887°N 2.15476°W﻿ / 51.99887; -2.15476﻿ (Tewkesbury Quay) | | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire | |
| Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway bridge | | 51°59′56″N 2°09′17″W﻿ / ﻿51.99888°N 2.15474°W﻿ / 51.99888; -2.15474﻿ (Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway bridge) | | | Demolished and replaced with a footbridge |
| King John's Bridge | 1190 (circa); restructured 1824 | 51°59′52″N 2°09′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.9978°N 2.1567°W﻿ / 51.9978; -2.1567﻿ (King John's Bridge) | II* | Tewkesbury | Crosses the bifurcated Avon, twice, via an island, on five sandstone arches. Carries the A38, Mythe Road. |
| Confluence with River Severn | n/a | 51°59′47″N 2°09′48″W﻿ / ﻿51.9964°N 2.1634°W﻿ / 51.9964; -2.1634﻿ (Confluence with River Severn) | n/a | Tewkesbury | Included for completeness |