Teston Bridge - Maidstone
About the project
In May 2024, a road traffic collision damaged a 10-metre section of the eastern side of the Grade I listed Teston Bridge. This led to stone from the bridge falling onto the embankment of the River Medway.
The bridge is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade I listed structure. So, we needed to get approval for the work from Historic England and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
We recovered the fallen stones and started rebuilding the bridge.
What we did
We repaired the bridge to make it safe and match its Grade I listed status. We used the same types of stones found in the rest of the bridge. We can't use materials found in modern developments. The approved materials are mostly used in building conservation. They’re not commonly used for modern developments.
A lorry-mounted crane helped recover stones that fell on the riverbank. It also found similar stones for the repairs.
We set up a scaffold so our team could rebuild the damaged section of the bridge, both above and below the road. A closure was set up so site workers could recover the fallen stone and rebuild the damaged bridge section.
The team started the work on Monday 7 October 2024 and planned to complete it in 8 weeks. We completed the work 1 week early.
Images of the damage and repair
In May 2024, a car crash caused major damage to the bridge, exposing the road to the river below.
The damaged area of the bridge was barricaded off for the safety of the public.
The scaffolding and work area set up to start the restoration of the damaged area of Teston Bridge.