Coleridge Bridge at Ottery St Mary is expected to re-open to the public next Wednesday (17 September) after being lifted back into place.
The spans were dismantled and taken from site in July to enable three of them to be repaired, while one has been completely replaced.
They have been re-assembled on site and hoisted into position this week.
While the bridge deck was off site, protective measures were installed at the central pier to safeguard it from ongoing scour from the River Otter. This involved sheet piling around the existing foundations and casting a new reinforced concrete pilecap, using over 200 tonnes of concrete.
The new pilecap shape has been designed to smooth the flow of water past the structure, as the ongoing movement of the river is likely to see the central pier within the river in the future.
While the bridge will be accessible from Wednesday 17 September, the contractor will still be on site re-building the riverbank and returning the flood plain to its previous levels.
The pedestrian and cycle bridge has been closed for safety reasons since December 2023, after it was struck by a falling tree, damaging the bridge deck and truss.
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