St Crispin's Bridge

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St Crispin's Bridge
St Crispins Bridge Norwich.JPG
St Crispin's Bridge in 2015
Coordinates 52°38′07″N1°17′18″E / 52.63531°N 1.28820°E / 52.63531; 1.28820
OS grid reference TG 22598 09249
CarriesSt Crispin's Road
Crosses River Wensum
Locale Norwich, England
Other name(s)Station Bridge
Next upstreamSt Crispin's Road bridge
Next downstreamNew Mills
Characteristics
MaterialCast iron, steel
History
Constructed by Barnard, Bishop & Barnards
Built1882
Statistics
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated5 June 1972
Reference no.1051868
Location
St Crispin's Bridge
References
[1]

St Crispin's Bridge, formerly known as Station Bridge, [2] is a grade II listed wrought iron arch bridge over the River Wensum in Norwich, England, carrying St Crispin's Road. [1]

The bridge was constructed in 1882 by Barnard, Bishop & Barnard. [3] Its opening took place the same year as the opening of the nearby Norwich City railway station, after which it was originally named. City Station closed in 1969. [2] It is next to what is now the Barn Road roundabout, [3] and serves the south carriageway of the Norwich ring road; [2] in the 1970s, [4] a pre-cast concrete companion bridge was constructed immediately north of the bridge. [3]

The bridge has a flat-arched wrought iron span of 55 ft (17 m) with latticed spandrels, and is 26 ft (8 m) wide. [2] It features riveted steel[ dubious discuss ] girders with a cast iron lattice balustrade. [3] The words "Norwich Barnard, Bishop & Barnards 1882", are displayed on the parapet plinth. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "STATION BRIDGE, Non Civil Parish - 1051868". Historic England . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Labrum, E. A., ed. (1994). Civil Engineering Heritage: Eastern and Central England. London: T. Telford. pp. 117–8. ISBN   9780727719706.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wilson, Bill (2002). Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. Yale University Press. p. 279. ISBN   9780300096071.
  4. "City Station or St Crispin's Bridge". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 28 September 2025.