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The cast iron road bridge south-east of Bridge Farm is a nineteenth-century structure located in Suffolk, England. Cast iron bridges of this period represent an important phase in the development of British transport infrastructure, reflecting the technological advances and industrial manufacturing capacity of the Industrial Revolution. The bridge's construction in cast iron demonstrates the material innovations that characterised mid-to-late nineteenth-century civil engineering, when cast iron became a preferred material for spanning watercourses and roads before being progressively superseded by steel. As a surviving example of this construction type, the bridge contributes to the archaeological and historical record of Suffolk's transport heritage during the period of rapid industrial and agricultural expansion.
Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005996. View the official record →
The cast iron road bridge south-east of Bridge Farm is a nineteenth-century structure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005996.
Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005996.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks (1.7 km), Market cross (2 km), Mound of Milden Castle (2.7 km).
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