Cut-mark, Saul's Bridge, Maldon Road, Witham, Essex. - U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints on Waymarking.com

Saul's Bridge was the second bridge to be built of iron in Essex thanks to the foresight of County Surveyor Robert Lugar. It is the earliest known civil engineering work in Essex of (later Sir) William Cubitt, who was employed by Ransome and Son of Ipswich at the time.

It has been rebuilt, widened to 23'8" in 2005, and strengthened in 2008 at a cost of £110,000.00, the original East face still visible from the river bank, the west face is hidden behind concrete widening works. It's still in everyday use, it does have a 7.5-tonne weight restriction and still carries a vast amount of traffic, both between Witham and Maldon and local on a daily basis. Essex County Council wanted to remove the weight restriction after the 2008 work but local opposition to the possibility of HGV traffic into Witham over this bridge meant that the limit was retained on environmental grounds. It is Grade 2 listed and but not as old as THE Ironbridge in Shropshire, dated 1781, it can be assumed to be one of the oldest iron built bridges still in regular use.

This cut-mark is on the 'new' paprapet, at the southern end and has been picked out in yellow for some reason. It is 16.060m above the Newlyn Datum, last verified in 1962, and 0.600m above ground level.

Type of Trigpoint: Cut Bench Mark Condition: Slightly Damaged Number on Flush Bracket: none

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