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Iron Bridge
The iron footbridge over Debdon Burn at Cragside was manufactured in 1870s at Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works. The footbridge is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.[1] The footbridge was closed to the public in 1979, after being declared structurally unsafe. In 2008 work to strengthen and repair the bridge began and it was reopened to the public in March 2009, after almost 9 months of sympathetic conservation work by Balfour Beatty. Over 4,000 rivets were replaced across the bridge.[2]
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Restoration of Debdon Burn Bridge complete
- New Civil Engineer, 27 March, 2009. "Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering has completed restoration works to the 19th century Cragside Iron Bridge, a Grade II* listed structure situated in the …
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THE IRON BRIDGE ACROSS THE DEBDON BURN 80 METRES NORTH WEST OF CRAGSIDE - List Entry
- "Footbridge, manufactured in 1870s at Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works. Steel superstructure on rock-faced piers and abutments. Semicircular arch flanked by half arches, with intersecting curving members in spandrels. Boarded walkway...."
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Simon Cotterill
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Restoration of Debdon Burn Bridge complete
- New Civil Engineer, 27 March, 2009. "Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering has completed restoration works to the 19th century Cragside Iron Bridge, a Grade II* listed structure situated in the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
THE IRON BRIDGE ACROSS THE DEBDON BURN 80 METRES NORTH WEST OF CRAGSIDE - List Entry
- "Footbridge, manufactured in 1870s at Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works. Steel superstructure on rock-faced piers and abutments. Semicircular arch flanked by half arches, with intersecting curving members in spandrels. Boarded walkway...."
Added by
Simon Cotterill
