Description

TA 00 SW CADNEY BRIDGE LANE
(west end)

11/43 Cadney Bridge

GV II

Bridge. 1882, re-using earlier C19 abutments, by Alfred Atkinson, engineer;
Messrs Goodwin, Jardine and Co of Glasgow, ironfounders. For the
Commissioners of the Ancholme Drainage and Navigation. Wrought-iron bridge
with timber decking and brick abutments with sandstone ashlar dressings.
Single span, of single carriageway width, between abutments splayed out to
roadway entrances. Abutments set on sloping riverbanks, each with a broad
chamfered plinth supporting the main arches, a moulded cornice at deck
level, and a pair of rectangular piers with chamfered plinths and caps
flanking the roadway above and linked by a coped dwarf wall and railings to
similar outer piers flanking the entrance. Bridge span of 2 arched ribs
with bolted pairs of vertical braces, splayed out to top and bottom,
supporting deck ribs carrying bolted decking and railings with plain
principals and latticed bars between top and bottom rails. A well-designed
bridge, unaltered apart from minor repairs to the deck.

Listing NGR: TA0010902858

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26366332

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)