Rochdale Canal Branch Arm Halfpenny Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1977. Foot bridge.

Rochdale Canal Branch Arm Halfpenny Bridge

WRENN ID: dusted-turret-weasel
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Rochdale
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 February 1977
Type: Foot bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SD 91 SW ROCHDALE ROCHDALE CANAL BRANCH ARM

7/96 Halfpenny Bridge 22.2.1977 (formerly listed under Oldham Road (West Side))

G.V. II

Foot bridge. 1831. Wrought and cast iron, stone and brick. A shallow segmental riveted girder supports another which forms the road level. Parapet of stout cast iron railings with crested lattice panels. At west end three fluted column cast iron posts at the head of a flight of stone steps with thick rusticated side walls. The road bed, of York stone paving, continues into a cobbled path at east end. The bridge formerly crossed the Rochdale Canal Branch Arm and is of particular interest as a rare survival of a toll bridge over a canal. Plaque commemorates restoration of 1978.

Listing NGR: SD9012912704

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