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Latitude: 53.286 / 53°17'9"N
Longitude: -2.6251 / 2°37'30"W
OS Eastings: 358420
OS Northings: 376738
OS Grid: SJ584767
Mapcode National: GBR BZ3F.GS
Mapcode Global: WH993.NN4R
Entry Name: Horse Bridge over River 250 Metres South West of Dutton Lock
Listing Date: 4 May 1979
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1139138
English Heritage Legacy ID: 57495
Location: Dutton, Cheshire West and Chester, WA4
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Dutton
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Weaverham St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Chester
SJ 57 NE DUTTON C.P.
4/49 Horse Bridge over river
250 metres south west of
Dutton Lock
4/5/79
GV II
Footbridge 1915, timber, by A Saver, engineer to the Weaver Navigation
Trust. 2 long segmental arches of laminated timber carry slightly
arched footway on triangulated timber strutting. Plain post-and-rail
parapets. Concrete springers; brick abutments with weathered concrete
copings. An elegant structure in the functional waterways tradition;
built in 1915-1916, it is a very early surviving example of a pre-
stressed laminated timber structure, the arches having spans of 100 feet
7 inches and 101 feet 7 inches.
Working Drawings and coloured elevation dated 1915 at BWB Office,
Navigation Road, Northwich.
Listing NGR: SJ5842076738
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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