Survey Data
Reg No
20903110
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1865 - 1870
Coordinates
138213, 98775
Date Recorded
07/11/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Triple-arch limestone road bridge, dated 1866, over River Blackwater. Snecked rubble stone walls having rock-faced copings to parapet walls and dressed string courses to elevations over segmental arches having dressed tooled voussoirs. Date plaque to east parapet. Ordnance survey benchmark to west parapet wall. Carved U-cutwaters to piers.
Appraisal
This solidly constructed and well-designed bridge is a fine example of the skilled engineering and stone-crafting of the late nineteenth century. Its shallow segmental arches and U-cutwaters are typical features of bridges of its time and the large blocks used in its construction add to the solid appearance.