EGGINTON BRIDGE 1812 Staffordshire SK254 277 N52o 47’ 30.2” W2o 1’ 45.3”
PRIVATE PROPERTY This poor, dilapidated survivor is a good testament to the endurance of iron bridges ! It probably once carried a carriage drive over the outlet of an ornamental lake but today is hidden by trees in the middle of the farm fields. It has a elliptical arch of 27 feet and is proudly signed “1812 Coalbrookdale” and certainly has their trademark ‘diminishing circles’ spandrel design. On one side it has three brick flood arches. It has lost its railing and only two of the posts with their scroll brackets remain. The locals call it “the Coalbrookedale Bridge,” but it is on private land with access to strangers only by permission of the farmer. The village of Egginton is just off the A38 southwest of Derby on A5132.