Cadney Bridge

Heritage listing

Details 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 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 166003 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.