Handyside Bridge
Handyside Bridge - Derby | |
|---|---|
 the top of the bridge now | |
| Coordinates | 52°55′51″N 1°28′39″W / 52.9309°N 1.4775°W |
| Carries | Foot (previously rail) |
| Crosses | River Derwent |
| Locale | Derbyshire, England |
| Maintained by | Derby City Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Rail Bridge |
| Material | Wrought and cast iron |
| Total length | 203 feet (62 m) |
| Width | 33 feet (10 m) |
| Height | 82 feet (25 m) |
| No. of spans | River Derwent |
| History | |
| Construction start | August 1877 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 800 (2011 estimates) |
| Toll | Free |
| Location | |
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Handyside Bridge, also known as Derwent Bridge, is a former railway bridge in Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England which was converted to a foot bridge in 1976 following closure of the railway in 1968.
Named for its builders,
History
The bridge was built by
The bridge carried trains from 1878 to 1968, with the last passenger train crossing on 5 September 1964 and the last goods train May 1968 by the
The Handyside-owned Britannia Foundry works were 200 metres downstream of the bridge[3] and were served by sidings connected to the mainline via a branch line. This spur allowed products from the foundry to be transported by goods train. Another substantial business nearby was the refrigeration business of Sir Alfred Seale Haslam.[3]
The bridge was designated a Grade II listed building on 2 March 1976[4] and now forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
The next bridge downstream to cross over the River Derwent is Saint Mary's Bridge which is 448 metres away and the next bridge upstream Haslam's Lane Toll bridge which is 1,541 metres away.
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See also
References
- ISBN 9780711034914.
- ^ ISBN 9780727719706.
- ^ a b c Handyside Bridge Sign, Derby City Council, 2010
- ^ Historic England. "Handyside Arch Bridge 1. 5170 (Over River Derwent) (1215438)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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