Beam Viaduct

Tarka Country I

Tarka Country II

A Bridge

Torridge Bridge

Barnstaple Longbridge

Yeo Bridge

Yeo Bridge Crossing

Rock Park Bridge

Bideford Longbridge I

Bideford Longbridge II

Barnstaple Downstream Bridge

Fremington Quay

Instow Tunnel

The Landcross Tunnel

Torrington Iron Bridge

Building Bridges

Upstream Bridge

Not strictly part of the trail, but visible from it, I've included it because I like the picture.

The meandering stretch of the Torridge between Bideford and Torrington cuts under the trail several times and is where Tarka (not real you know) was born.

Above Beam Weir the river can be mill pond smooth. If you're very lucky you might even see an otter, but don't hold your breath.

I have a feeling I might be using that caption a lot in this section

Bideford got their graceful new downstream bridge some years ago. The jealous inhabitants of Barnstaple stamped their feet and griped until they got their own (smaller) version.

It's in Barnstaple. It's long. It's a bridge. Quite a good name for it really then.

One of the newest bridges on the trail, the shape of the swing bridge over the Yeo is evocative (oh that's a good word) of the boats that pass beneath it

The bridge from the inside

The traffic free alternative for crossing the Taw

It's in Bideford. It's long. It's a bridge. Just like Barnstaple's, only more interesting.

The multi-sized arches of the bridge. See, told you it was more interesting than Banstaple's. Or, possibly just less tidy.

Is it me, or did they just chop the bottom off the plans for the Torridge bridge?

The bridge at Fremington

The second longest on the trail

The longest tunnel on the trail. Not just slung together this you know.

The longest iron bridge on the trail. It's like the Guinness Book of Records this isn't it. No, I suppose it isn't really, no.

It's not only Barnstaple that's getting a new bridge, Watergate's getting a makeover too

Upstream from Bideford, at Landcross, is this curving iron bridge that overlooks some pool of herons or something from the Tarka book. I haven't read it, I don't really know what I'm talking about. Can you tell?