The foundry marks show a variety of sources for the metal parts of this timber truss bridge
One of the top chord splices is marked ‘Frodingham Iron & Steel Co Ltd England’. Another is marked ‘Dorman Long & Co. Ltd Middlesbrough’ and still another is marked ‘Siemens Martin Process’, from Scotland
One of 11 remaining Dare truss bridges
Approximately 40 Dare type timber truss bridges were built between 1905 and 1936
FAST FACTS
Constructed: 1911
Current Status: Operational
Strategy: Retained
Listings: S170, LEP
ENGINEERING DETAILS
Truss Type:
91’ Dare
Geometry: 2 truss spans, 9 approach spans, total length approximately 150 m.
IMAGES FOR DOWNLOAD
