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 Pedestrian subway - Addison Street - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Posted by:  SMacB
N 52° 57.743 W 001° 09.276
30U E 623947 N 5869679
A bridge on Addison Street, Nottingham, carrying road traffic and pedestrians over the pedestrian subway in the Arboretum park.
Waymark Code: WMXA76
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/16/2017
Views: 1
"Pedestrian subway under Addison Street, spanning a walk in the Arboretum, and adjoining railings and walls. 1851-52. By Henry Moses Wood, Corporation Surveyor. Rockfaced stone, with ashlar dressings and cast-iron railings. Gothic Revival style. Tunnel with four-centred arch, approx 20m long, flanked by buttresses. Moulded sill. Low parapet walls with chamfered coping, topped with a spiked cast-iron railing, approx 20m long. Beyond, on each side, boundary walls parallel to Addison Street, approx 100m long. South of the subway, a pedestrian gateway with ashlar piers. Part of the original scheme of the Arboretum, laid out 1851-52 by Samuel Curtis of London." SOURCE - ( visit link)
Length of bridge: 6m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians, Vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Pedestrian Subway
Date constructed: 1852
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Addison Street
Location:
Addison Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Height of bridge: Not listed
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