Listed Building record MDR10358 - Handyside Arch Birdge, over the River Derwent, Derby

Handyside Arch Birdge, over the River Derwent, Derby, 1878 River Derwent Bridge. Unusual design of bridge by Andrew Handyside & Co, taking the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension Railway over the River Derwent. The track deck is partly hung from the lattice construction bow arches over the centre section and supported on the arch at the ends towards the stone abutments. The bridge is on the skew so the bow arches are at a staggered alignment. Now a pedestrian footway. (1) From The National heritage List for England: Handyside Arch Bridge 1. 5170 (Over River Derwent) SK 33 NE 9/1 2.3.76 II 2. 1878. Built by Andrew Handyside and Company, Ironfounders of Derby, as was the bridge spanning Friar Gate (qv). This former railway bridge (now confined to pedestrian traffic) is an interesting structure. The deck which formerly carried the track is hung from steel segmental arches with a span of some 130 ft. The arches are of lattice construction. Stone abutments, and parapet walls at sides. (2)