BRIDGE AT SY 6924 7330

This is a road bridge built in 1882 over a former mineral tramway. It is constructed from heavy squared rock-faced stone and features a segmental arch with rusticated quoins and a keystone supported by plain internal abutments leading to a high offset plinth. The bridge has a heavy square-edged weathered parapet with short stopped pilaster ends, and the inner face of the parapet, facing the road, is made of dressed stone. The north face includes short curved and raked abutments. The roadway is approximately 3 meters wide, and the parapets extend about 10 meters long. This bridge is one of three closely positioned bridges that once facilitated the transport of stone from the quarries on Tophill to the harbour, highlighting the 19th-century industrial activity of the quarries on the island when rail and tramways were vital for transportation.