Aldford Iron Bridge

Aldford Bridge crosses the River Dee just upstream from a ford from which the village of Aldford takes its name and which was formerly the point where the Roman Watling Street crossed the river.

The bridge is a single arch of 150 ft span and 17 ft wide in cast iron. The arch is made from four ribs, each cast in seven segments. The spandrels are braced with ornate cruciform lattice work. The bridge has cast-iron railings on both sides and, at the crown, a pair of gates, also of cast iron and highly decorated. The bridge is supported by abutments in yellow sandstone which curve to terminate in octagonal piers. In raised lettering on the bridge are the names of several of Telford's collaborators on the project: William Crosley (surveyor), William Shuttle (clerk of works), William Shuttle Junior (founder), and William Hazledine (contractor).