Key Words :- bridge

Viewing the Site :- Public right of way

Address :- Newnham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2
Grid Ref :- TL 44832 57662
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.198171 , Long 0.117708
Local Authority :- Cambridge City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1887 -

Description and History of Site:-
Built 1887 by J I Headly, Eagle Foundry, Mill Road, Cambridge.

Steel lattice girder footbridge on cast-iron columns across River Cam, connecting Coe Fen with Sheep's Green.

Further Reading and References:-
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980
Balchin, Nigel and Filby, Peter. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough'. AIA, 2001

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