Combine harvester damage closes Culmstock Bridge Published duration 18 May 2012

image caption Pedestrians can still cross the single-lane bridge

A Grade II listed bridge in east Devon has been closed to traffic for emergency repairs after being damaged by a combine harvester.

The bridge in Culmstock suffered severe structural damage after being hit by the vehicle on Thursday, leaving an 8m (26ft) section of parapet unstable.

Scaffolding will be erected on Saturday and repairs begun on Monday, Devon County Council said.

The council said it hoped it would reopen by 26 May.