Stoke Bridge, Ipswich

Stoke Bridge, Ipswich

Stoke Bridge marks the end of the River Gipping and the start of the River Orwell in Ipswich. It is a misnomer as the current incarnation is actually two bridges separated by a few metres, one carrying the northbound carriageway, the other carrying the southbound. The southbound bridge has a plaque celebrating the bridge's erection over 1924 and 1925.

There are records of a bridge existing on the site from the late 13th Century. The fact that the Domesday Book mentions at least one of Stoke's parish churches implies that a crossing existed much earlier.

The current bridges carry the A137 towards the town centre from the suburb of Stoke to the South, from which the bridge draws its name.Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = River Orwell, River Gipping
upstream=Princes Street Bridge (road)|downstream=Orwell Bridge (road)|bridge = PAGENAME
Grid reference: gbm4ibx|TM163439

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