CHETWYND BRIDGE 1824 nr. Alrewas, Staffordshire HEW 168 SK187 139 N52o 43’ 20.5” W1o 43’ 17.6”
This very bold bridge designed by Joseph Potter and cast at Coalbrookdale spans the River Tame in three shallow arches, the outer two being close to 72 feet each and the center arch being 81 feet. There are five ribs in each arch and the spandrels have a triangular pattern. The total width of the roadbed and a narrow footpath is 18 feet. The masonry work is especially bold and pleasing with substantial piers and curving abutments each of them terminating in a stone capped pilaster.
To find this “brother” of the High Bridge at Handsacre, take the A513 past Alrewas and over the A38 in the direction of Tamworth for about a mile.