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The building of New Bridge across the River Torridge, north of Bideford in Devon. The finished structure has eight spans with a total length of 641 m/2,104 ft and is 24 m/79 ft above the spring tide water level. The opening of the bridge has greatly eased the pressure of traffic on the town of Bideford.

River in Devon, southwest England; length 64 km/40 mi. It rises 6 km/4 mi southeast of Hartland Point, flows through Great Torrington and Bideford, and joins the Taw estuary at Barnstaple Bay.


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