Cantlop Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Cantlop Bridge in 2016 | |
| Coordinates | 52°39′06″N 2°42′53″W / 52.6518°N 2.7148°W |
| Carries | disused since the 1970s |
| Crosses | Cound Brook |
| Locale | Cantlop, Shropshire |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Cast-iron |
| Total length | 9.5 metres (31 ft) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Thomas Telford |
| Construction end | 1818 |
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Cantlop Bridge is a single span cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook, located to the north of Cantlop in the parish of Berrington, Shropshire. It was constructed in 1818 to a design possibly by Thomas Telford, having at least been approved by him,[1] and replaced an unsuccessful cast iron coach bridge constructed in 1812.[2] The design of the bridge was innovative for the period, using a light-weight design of cast-iron lattice ribs to support the road deck in a single span, and appears to be a scaled-down version of a Thomas Telford bridge at Meole Brace, Shropshire. The bridge is the only surviving Telford-approved cast-iron bridge in Shropshire,[1] and is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument. It originally carried the turnpike road from Shrewsbury to Acton Burnell.
- ^ a b "English heritage Website: Cantlop Bridge". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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