Cadman Bridge Over The Sheffield And Tinsley Canal - 1819 - Sheffield, UK - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

There are a large number of canals in the UK and each have their own style of labelling the bridges. Some have bridge names, some numbers, but this canal has both and the date of construction.

The Sheffield and Tinsley Canal was built to connect the centre of Sheffield with the River Don at Tinsley, the most easterly navigable point on the river.

The bridge is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building with the following text. "Canal bridge. c1819, restored late C20. Probably designed by William Chapman, canal engineer, for the Sheffield Canal Company. Brick with facing of coursed squared stone. String course. Single half-round skew arch with imposts. Curved brick parapet walls with slab coping and square piers on the east side. The canal from Sheffield to Tinsley was opened in 1819." link.

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1819 Full Inscription (unless noted above): SHEFFIELD AND TINSLEY CANAL No. 3 CADMAN BRIDGE ERECTED A.D. 1819 Website (if available): [Web Link]

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