Wrenbury Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1986. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Wrenbury Bridge
- WRENN ID
- winter-lancet-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1986
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WRENBURY CUM FRITH C.P. SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL SJ 54 NE 5898 4807 2/87 Wrenbury Bridge - II - Road bridge. c.1790. By Thomas Telford. Single span bridge. Timber. A wooden platform formed of planks laid between timber beams spans the river at the level of the bank. This is hinged at its northern edge and raised and lowered by a counterbalancing beam weight which is supported by two posts of square sections on the northern bank which carry two horizontal beams with chains to their southern end connecting with the platform of the bridge and a weight to their northern end. Iron tension rods run from the vertical beams to the ends of the horizontal beams. This bridge has a C20 mechanical crank to raise and lower the bridge. There are 3 such bridges in the parish.
Listing NGR: SJ5899448043
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