Description and History of Site:-
A railway bridge which carries the Derby to London railway line over Tamworth Road (B6540) adjacent to Long Eaton railway station. The main span is a stone built skew arch. A second much smaller span to the East is a concrete box structure with stone facings.
The Network Rail bridge reference is SPC6 19.
The main arch was constructed in 1837-1838 for the Midland Counties Railway to the design of Charles Blacker Vignoles, To provide adequate headroom for the road without raising the railway embankment height, the road dips under the bridge and has been liable to flooding ever since. The additional small bridge to the east, with a higher level roadway to provide a dry route through in wet weather, was added before the line opened in 1839, at the insistence of the turnpike road proprietors. The original cast-iron beams of this part of the bridge were replaced by a concrete box structure in 2005. The adjacent station was not opened until 1888. It was originally named Sawley Junction and renamed when the original Long Eaton station closed in 1968.
Further Reading and References:-
Fowkes, Dudley, Sissons, Mark and Mitchell, Ian. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire'. 2005, Association for Industrial Archaeology. ISBN 0 9528930 8 8
Mitchell, Ian. The Midland Counties Railway bridge in Sawley, Derbyshire Miscellany Volume 16 Part 2, Autumn 2001.
Alan Baxter & Associates, Midland Main Line Statement of History and Significance, NP, 2013.
https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR5725
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Key Words :- bridge railway turnpike skew
Viewing the Site :- Viewable from the pavement of Tamworth Road or from Long Eaton station platforms,.
Address :- Tamworth Road, Sawley, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 3GS
Grid Ref :- SK 48119 32179
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.884925 , Long -1.286348
Local Authority :- Erewash Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Derbyshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1417676,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1837-1839 -
Contributor :- DerbyIAS - 25 February 2024
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © DerbyIAS
Grid Ref :- SK 48119 32179
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.884925 , Long -1.286348
Local Authority :- Erewash Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Derbyshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1417676,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1837-1839 -
Contributor :- DerbyIAS - 25 February 2024
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © DerbyIAS