{{distinguish|text = the bridge over the River Fal at Terras}} {{Short description|Road bridge over the River Looe in Cornwall, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox bridge | name = Terras Bridge | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Terras Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 2361033.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = The downstream face of Terras Bridge | coordinates = {{coord|50.3739|-4.4643|display=inline, title}} | os_grid_reference = SX 24866 55572 | qid = | refs = | carries = Unclassified road | crosses = East Looe River | locale = Terras Pill, Morval, Cornwall | starts = | ends = | official_name = | other_name = Terras Pill Bridge | named_for = | owner = | maint = | heritage = | id = | id_type = | website = | preceded = | followed = | design = | material = stone | material1 = | material2 = | length = | width = | height = | depth = | mainspan = | number_spans = 2 | piers_in_water = | load = | clearance_above = | clearance_below = | lanes = | life = | first_length = | first_diameter = | second_length = | second_diameter = | third_length = | third_diameter = | capacity = | architect = | designer = | contracted_designer = | winner = | engineering = | builder = | fabricator = | begin = | complete = {{circa|1825}} | cost = | open = | inaugurated = | rebuilt = | collapsed = | closed = | replaces = | replaced_by = | traffic = | toll = | extra = | embedded = {{Infobox historic site | embed = yes | locmapin = | designation1 = Grade II | designation1_offname = Terras Pill Bridge | designation1_date = 18 December 1985 | designation1_number = {{listed building England|1329293}} }} }} '''Terras Bridge''', also known as '''Terras Pill Bridge''', is a road bridge near Morval in Cornwall, England. Built in {{circa|1825}}, the Grade II listed bridge crosses the tidal East Looe River, and is adjacent to the Liskeard and Looe Railway and the remains of the Liskeard and Looe Union Canal.
== Description == Built in {{circa|1825}}, the stone bridge carries an unclassified road over the East Looe River at Terras Pill,{{efn|"Pill" is derived from ''pil'', which refers to a tidal creek<ref name="Fuller 2005 88">{{cite book |last1=Fuller |first1=Barbara |title=Britain |date=2005 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish Benchmark |location=New York |isbn=9780761418450 |page=88 |edition=2nd}}</ref>}}<ref name="Spooner 2014 49">{{cite book |last1=Spooner |first1=Derek |title=Wild Looe |date=2014 |publisher=Alison Hodge |isbn=9780906720943 |page=49}}</ref> between the parishes of Morval and Duloe.<ref name="NLS 25 Terras">{{cite web |title=Terras Bridge (Ordnance Survey > 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1949 England and Wales, 1841-1952) |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=50.37438&lon=-4.46481&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |publisher=National Library of Scotland |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> As well as the main span across the river channel, the bridge has a second small flood arch.<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE|num=1329293|desc=TERRAS PILL BRIDGE}}</ref> The main bridge arch was navigable, maintaining the river's navigability to Sandplace.<ref name="Wallis 1847 365">{{cite book |last1=Wallis |first1=John |title=The Cornwall Register: Containing Collections Relative to the Past and Present State of the 209 Parishes, Forming the County, Archdeaconry, Parliamentary Divisions, and Poor Law Unions of Cornwall |date=1847 |publisher=Liddell and Son |page=365}}</ref> Downstream of the bridge, the only crossing of the river is Looe Bridge.<ref name="OS Explore TB">{{cite web |title=Detailed maps & routes to explore the great outdoors {{!}} OS Maps |url=https://explore.osmaps.com/en?lat=50.373972&lon=-4.465384&zoom=15.7459 |website=explore.osmaps.com |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>
At the north side of the bridge, the road continues on a causeway over mudflats and saltings.<ref name="NLS 25 Terras" /> The East Looe River is tidal as far as Tregarland Bridge – a little over {{cvt|1|mi}} upstream of Terras Bridge – and so flooding of the causeway is not uncommon.<ref name="Spooner 2014 49" /><ref name="NLS 25 Tregarland">{{cite web |title=Tregarland Bridge (Ordnance Survey > 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1949 England and Wales, 1841-1952) |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=50.39041&lon=-4.46481&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |publisher=National Library of Scotland |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> At the north end of the causeway crosses the Liskeard and Looe Union Canal by another stone arch.<ref name="RailMart 2020">{{cite AV media |date=19 April 2020 |title=A Train Drivers Eye View of the Looe to Liskeard Branch line. |type=Video |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqWM2EWgxDk |access-date = 4 January 2022 |format= |time=03:39 |location= |publisher=RailMart |id=}}</ref> The canal was approved by Parliament the same year the bridge opened, and began operation in 1827.<ref name="NHLE" /> A short distance upstream of the bridge was the canal's first lock which acted as a tidal barrier.<ref name="NLS 25 Terras" /><ref name="Popplewell 1977 32">{{cite book |last1=Popplewell |first1=Lawrence |title=The railways, canal, and mines of Looe and Liskeard |date=1977 |publisher=Oakwood Press |isbn=978-0853612124 |page=32}}</ref>
In 1985, Terras Bridge was made a Grade II listed structure.<ref name="NHLE" />
=== Level crossing === In 1853 the Liskeard and Looe Railway was built on the bank separating the river and canal. The railway line crosses the bridge's roadway at an open level crossing.<ref name="NHLE" /><ref name="Messenger 1978 76">{{cite book |last1=Messenger |first1=Michael John |title=Caradon and Looe : the canal, railways, and mines : the history of the Liskeard & Looe Union Canal, the Liskeard & Caradon Railway, the Liskeard & Looe Railway, and the mines and industries they served |date=1978 |publisher=Twelveheads Press |location=Truro |isbn=9780906294017 |page=76}}</ref> The railway is now operated as the Looe Valley Line, and trains approaching the crossing are obliged to halt and sound their whistle before proceeding across the road subject to a {{cvt|10|mph}} speed limit.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web |title=Terras Level Crossing |url=https://abcrailwayguide.uk/terras-public-level-crossing-cornwall#.YdQ6J73P3-g |website=abcrailwayguide.uk |publisher=ABC Railway Guide |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="NR LCs 2021">{{cite web |title=Active Level Crossings data April 2021 |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Level-Crossings-data-April-2021.xlsx |publisher=Network Rail |access-date=4 January 2022 |format=XLSX |date=May 2021}}</ref>
{{as of|April 2021}}, the crossing was one of 62 open level crossings listed by Network Rail, and is one of three such crossings on the Looe Valley Line.<ref name="NR LCs 2021" /> Open crossings account for approximately {{percent|62|6,180}} of the 6,180 level crossings operated or maintained by Network Rail.<ref name="NR LCs 2021" />
== Footnotes == {{noteslist}}
== References == {{Portal|Cornwall}} {{commons|Category:Terras Crossing|Terras Crossing}} {{Reflist}}
{{Cornwall|state=collapsed}}
Category:Bridges in Cornwall Category:Grade II listed buildings in Cornwall Category:1820s establishments in England Category:Bridges completed in the 1820s Category:Grade II listed bridges in England