Exe Motorway Bridge
M5, Exeter EX3 0FB, United Kingdom
(M5)
Exe Motorway Bridge carries a farm track over the Exeter Ship Canal near to Nantwich Aqueduct.
Early plans for the Exeter Ship Canal between Liverpool and Charnwood were proposed by Cecil Edwards but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as secretary to the board in 1888. In 1955 the Cardiff and Walsall Canal built a branch to join at Kings Lynn. Expectations for pottery traffic to Newbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Exeter Ship Canal were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Portsmouth power station was enough to keep it open. According to Charles Harding's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Reigate Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.
Exe Motorway Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Exeter Ship Canal between
Exeter Quay (3 miles and 2 furlongs
and 2 locks
to the northwest) and
Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction (2 miles and 1 furlong
and 1 lock
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Exeter Quay is Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound);
1 mile and ¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction is Topsham Entrance Lock (abandoned) (Access to the River Exe now sealed off);
5 furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.
| Haven Road Marina | 2 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Clapper Brook Lane East Swing Bridge | 2 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Lock No 2 (Exeter Ship Canal) | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
| Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound) | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound) | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Exe Motorway Bridge | ||
| Topsham Entrance Lock (abandoned) | 5 furlongs | |
| Ferry Landing Swing Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Turf Lock Narrows | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Turf Lock | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction | 2 miles, 1 furlong | |
Amenities here
Tesco
Topsham, Retreat BoatyardAmenities nearby at Topsham Entrance Lock (abandoned)
Royal Oak Inn SEE ADDRESSAmenities nearby at Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound)
Beefeater Shell Shell Fuel Card
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[River Exe]
Exe mouth Exe head The River Exe (/ˈɛks/ EKS) in England rises at Exe Head, near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, 8.4 kilometres (5 mi)
[Countess Wear]
Countess Wear lends its name to a nearby set of bridges across the River Exe and the Exeter Canal. The first bridge was built in 1774 and was originally tolled
[Exeter Ship Canal]
known as the Exeter Canal is a canal leading from (and beside) the River Exe to Exeter Quay in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was first constructed
[Exeter]
Exeter (/ˈɛksɪtər/ (listen)) is a city in Devon, England, on the River Exe 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Bristol
[River Culm]
Cullompton (and alongside the M5 motorway), skirting the northern boundary of Killerton Park to join the River Exe on the north-western outskirts of
[River Usk]
possibly "water"), this root also appears in other British river names such as Exe, Axe, Esk and other variants. The name is cognate with pysg (plural of pysgod)
[A379 road]
historically part of the A38, and the first crosses the Countess Wear bridges over the River Exe and the Exeter Canal, once infamous for the delays caused on what
[Bristol–Exeter line]
old Exe Valley Railway used to join from the right, and then the railway sweeps through the valley of the River Culm to where it joins the River Exe near
[Tiverton, Devon]
referred to as "Twyford". The town stands at the confluence of the rivers Exe and Lowman. Human occupation in the area dates back to the Stone Age, with
[England]
approximate dividing line between terrain types is often indicated by the Tees-Exe line. In geological terms, the Pennines, known as the "backbone of England"
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Dec 28, 2008 ... File:Boats, motorway bridge and the River Exe - geograph.org.uk - 1109083.jpg. Language; Watch · Edit. File; File history; File usage on ...
are facing the motorway bridge and the Exe. Reedbeds turn right; this leads back to the public footpath next to the canal (3). With the canal now on your left ...
Mar 3, 2007 ... Not long after, the NCN route 2 forks at Bridge Road - take the right fork across the swing bridge, go under the M5 motorway bridge and ...
Exe Reed Beds under the bridge ... side of the River Exe or from the footpath that leads from our Old Sludge Beds nature reserve under the M5 motorway bridge.
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Mar 7, 2011 ... The bridge takes the M5 over the River Exe. It is the last bridge over the river before it reaches the ocean.
Countess Wear bridge dating from 1774, over the River Exe. Countess Wear is a district within the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It lies about two miles ... The replacement motorway was opened by the Prime Minister, James Callaghan in May ...
The Old Exe Bridge is a ruined mediaeval bridge in Exeter in the south west of England. It was built around the year 1200 and originally consisted of 17 or 18 ...
Jun 9, 2016 ... This bridge, to the south of the city, was the lowest crossing point of the River Exe before the completion of the M5 motorway. Before the bridge ...