Coalbrookdale, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom
Original Free Bridge This plaque stands on the site of the south abutment of the old Free Bridge or Haynes Memorial Bridge. The first toll free crossing of the gorge, it was funded by public subscription with the required land being donated by the land owners. It was built in 1909 by the Liverpool H
ennebique Co. to an open spandrel arch design by L.G.Mouchel & Partners and was a very early example of the use of reinforced concrete. It was substantially repaired in 1937 by the use of sprayed conc
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