Bridges
A bridge is a structure carrying the highway over a river, canal, railway or motorway etc. Or one that carries a railway, canal or motorway etc over the highway.
The Council is the Highway Authority and is responsible for all bridges owned by Coventry City Council. The Council owns and is responsible for around 300 highway bridges. There are other bridge owners/authorities, the largest of which are the following: the Highway Agency (trunk roads and motorway); Railtrack (railways); British Rail Property Board (disused railways); the Environment Agency (main rivers) and British Waterways Board (canals). As a rule, the bridge usually belongs to the organisation (or its successor) that had cause to need the bridge in the first place. Ownership of bridges has been transferred in some cases, such as when the responsibility for a route changes.
The Council's bridges are inspected approximately every two years and a programme of maintenance work is drawn up. Incidents of damage through vehicle collision, storm damage, or other causes are investigated as soon as possible. In the case of damage to bridges by vehicles, reporting of the vehicle details may mean it is possible for the Council to claim the cost of the repairs to the bridge or culvert.
Contact Details
You can call Coventry Direct on 0500 834 333 - open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm Saturday.
Or visit the Council House, Earl Street, Coventry
CV1 5RR
Minicom: 0500 431143
e-mail: coventrydirect@coventry.gov.uk
