Fossend Bridge
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| Bridge Name: | Fossend Bridge | |||
| No.: | 24 | |||
| Location: | National Grid Reference: ST 06962 17067 | |||
| Build Date: | 1810 – 1814 | |||
| Engineer: | John Rennie | |||
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| Description: | ||||
| Built of large coursed blocks of limestone with parapet of red sandstone ashlar. This is a single span bridge with an elliptical (almost round-headed) plain arch. There is a projecting plain stringcourse at road level which follows the hump back of the road. Above this the parapet has rounded coping. The parapet curves outward each end and there are shallow terminal piers which project outwards each end. Grade II listed structure Listing NGR: ST06962170671 | ||||
| References: | 1. English Heritage List entry Number: 1325865 | |||