Survey Data

Reg No

20506355


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Technical


Original Use

Bridge


In Use As

Bridge


Date

1910 - 1915


Coordinates

167993, 72039


Date Recorded

10/01/2001


Date Updated

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Description

Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge, erected 1911; 232 feet long, four span (opening span of 62 feet) bridge resting on six concrete filled steel caissons with cast-iron parapets; bridge reconstructed in 1987; no longer operational.

Appraisal

Well preserved Scherzer bridge having many decorative cast iron features. Although no longer opening, the bridge is an important reminder of the history of the river and quays.