I have already written about one bridge in this stretch of railway. Cowley Junction in Exeter was certainly built under the direction of William Froude and I suspect this one was too. Froude is best
known, of course, for his work on scale modelling of ships. This is also the second very similar bridge I have looked at on this stretch. Merry Harriers and Duke Street Cullompton, only 3Km further north are essentially identical, including having been built up at one end to bring the road high enough to cross the adjacent motorway.