Nottingham - Trent Brdige -early undivided back postcard c.1901

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• Picture / Image:  Trent Bridge, Nottingham - early undivided back postcard (these were the norm before the rules changed on writing the message on the address side in 1902)
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Trent Bridge is an iron and stone road bridge across the River Trent in Nottingham, England. It is the principal river crossing for entrance to the city from the south, although the upstream Clifton Bridge is both larger and busier.

Medieval bridge

The first bridge is thought to have been constructed on the site in 920. A second bridge which was started in 1156 had more than 20 stone arches and a chapel dedicated to St. James^[1] at one end. It was maintained by a religious organisation. On 21 February 1551 the responsibility for repair passed to Nottingham Corporation, through a Royal Charter which created the Bridge Estate.

It was known as Hethbeth bridge, Heath-beth bridge, or Heck-beck bridge.^[2]

This bridge was damaged by floods several times, and the northern half was washed away in 1683. The repaired bridge had fifteen arches across the river and flood areas, giving openings covering 347 ft in a total length of 538 ft.^[3] Although it was repaired, the foundations had become unsafe and a project to replace it was started in the 1860s.

Current Bridge

The bridge was designed by Marriott Ogle Tarbotton.^[4] Construction started in 1868 and was completed in 1871 by Derbyshire iron maker, Andrew Handyside. The general contractor was Benton and Woodiwiss of Derby. It was completed for a cost of £30,000 (£2,070,258 as of 2013).^[5]

There were three main cast iron arch spans each 100 feet (30 m) braced by wrought iron girders. The width between the parapets was 40 feet (12 m).

The new Trent Bridge formed part of a series of works along the banks of the river to improve flood defences by the construction of stepped, stone embankments.

A couple of arches from the old bridge are still preserved on the south bank of the river near the crossing. See these remains on Google Street View.

Between 1924 and 1926 the bridge was widened to 80 ft by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.^[6]

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theme=topographical: british

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county/ country=nottinghamshire

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period=pre - 1914

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