Cavendish Bridge

Cavendish Bridge

Cavendish Bridge is the name a bridge over the River Trent on the border between Leicestershire and Derbyshire. It once carried the main London-Manchester turnpike, though a modern dual carriageway has now been built to the south bypassing the location.

Before the bridge there was a ferry here called Wilden Ferry since at least 1309. This was replaced by the Cavendish bridge in 1760. The bridge took its name from the patron of the scheme, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. The three arch bridge was designed by James Paine. Tolls were collected until 1888 when the turnpike trusts were wound up. This bridge however was washed away by flood waters in 1947. A temporary Bailey Bridge was erected before the present bridge opened in 1956. Presently, traffic lights only allow vehicular traffic over the bridge in one direction at one particular time.

There is a hamlet named after the bridge on the Leicestershire side of the river, within the Castle Donington parish. On the Derbyshire side is the village of Shardlow.

External links

* [http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/development_planning/documents/Cavendish_Bridge_Conservation_Area_Appraisal_and_Study(1).pdf Information about the Cavendish Bridge Conservation Area]


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