The County Council of Somerset (River Tone Bridge) Scheme 2008 Confirmation Instrument 2009

THE SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME

Plans and Specifications of the River Tone Bridge

The location and general design of the Bridge are shown on the plans numbered TTW/OR/F/007 and TTW/OR/F/008 marked “The County Council of Somerset (River Tone Bridge) Scheme 2008”.

Points of Commencement and Termination

From a point on the north bank of the River Tone in Taunton, 263 metres south-west of the junction of Wood Street with Bridge Street.

To a point on the south bank of the River Tone in Taunton 300 metres south-west of the junction of Wood Street with Bridge Street.

Span

Single span bridge. Clear span between faces of abutments of 34 metres (37.06 metres overall length of bridge).

Headway

Not less than 3.7m above an assumed mean summer water level of 14.3 metres AOD (based on a Mean Summer Water Level of 13.3 metres AOD at Firepool Weir) and not less than 2.4 metres above the footpath, which runs along the north bank of the River Tone.

Waterway

Existing minimum clear navigable waterway to be maintained (approximately 23 metres).

Overall Dimensions

The Bridge will carry 2 footways, 2 cycle lanes and a single two lane carriageway.

The bridge will be 17.26 metres wide overall and will carry a 6.0 metres wide carriageway with 1.5m cycle lanes on either side and footways of 3.0 metres wide cantilevered on the outside of the vehicle incursion protection facility.

The vehicle incursion protection and the footway parapets make up the remainder of the bridge width.