Telford Bridge (London Colney) | road bridge, Grade II Listed (UK)

United Kingdom / England / Shenley / London Colney / Barnet Road
 road bridge, Grade II Listed (UK)
Carries Barnet road over the River Colne. Built c1775, restored 1998. Grade II listed. Apparently not by Thomas Telford. Parapet and railings added mid C20. Red brick. Some stone dressings. Seven tunnel arches, progressively larger towards centre. Arch piers rest on battered brick plinths that curve round beneath the arches in segmental-shaped channels. The outermost piers on each side of the bridge retain their wedge- shaped cutwaters. All piers on S side have stone-dressed bases. C20 square buttresses added to some of the arch piers. -Source: list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=11746...

Photos:
1) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1847269
2) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2543216
3) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1847396
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Coordinates:   51°43'9"N   -0°17'23"E
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