Suspension Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Footbridge.

Suspension Bridge

WRENN ID
eternal-hinge-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 June 1984
Type
Footbridge
Address
Suspension Bridge, Arthuret
OS grid reference
NY 392 719
Coordinates
55.03848, -2.95249
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This suspension bridge, built in 1877, spans the River Esk and was commissioned by the Graham family of Netherby. It is constructed of iron and steel, featuring two tall square pylons on either bank that support a lattice of steel wires and a wooden plank walkway. A painted warning notice from 1904 indicates a restriction on the number of people allowed on the bridge at one time. The bridge was designed to provide access from Netherby Hall to the nearby Kirkandrews Church and lies partly within the Kirkandrews civil parish.

Local climate

Suspension Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Church of St Andrew Grade II* 117 m
  2. Kirkandrews Tower Grade II* 313 m
  3. Netherby Hall Grade II* 561 m
  4. Ice House North East of Netherby Hall Grade II 589 m
  5. Milestone at Ngr 386 722 Grade II 628 m
  6. Coop House, west of Netherby Hall Grade II* 742 m
  7. East Lodge Grade II 1.0 km
  8. Milestone South West of Netherby Hall at Ngr 395 708 Grade II 1.2 km
  9. South Lodge Grade II 1.4 km
  10. Low Moat Grade II 1.5 km