Shaldon Bridge

Down on the mud at Shaldon so I'm glad I wore my wellies. I photographed lots of boats and mad architecture but decided that this fine old bridge should get to be today's blip.

It was claimed at the time to be the longest wooden bridge in England with a length of 1,632 feet and 34 arches and the second longest bridge in Europe. It had a swing bridge at the Teignmouth end to allow passage for tall masts. It collapsed in 1838 and the whole structure was found to be riddled with shipworm. They built this one in about 184o. I don't think it's riddled with anything except maybe anglers in the evening of a high tide.

This is a 10 shot multi exposure so it's probably about 1/6s exposure.

I hope you've had a good day.

David