HIGH BRIDGE HANDSACRE 1830 Staffordshire SK092 167 N52o 44’ 55.3” W1o 51’ 55.6”
(Also known as the Mavesyn Ridware Bridge by the inhabitants of the opposite bank of the River Trent ) It was designed by Joseph Potter and cast at Coalbrookdale. It is a brother to the Chetwynd Bridge near Alrewas, Staffordshire which was also designed by Potter, cast at Coalbrookdale and built a few years earlier.
The High Bridge spans the River Trent with five cast iron arched ribs of 140 feet. Each rib consists of seven bolted sections, with diagonal and transverse bracing between the ribs. This is a substantial bridge with a total width of 25’8” and with graceful curving stone abutments terminating in darker stone capped pilasters.
In 1982 the bridge was strengthened to prevent damage due to expected subsidence from centuries of coal mining and the B5014 traffic was diverted to a modern bridge alongside.