Smeaton's arches, near Muskham Bridge
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Smeaton's arches, near Muskham Bridge
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 14 Sep 2012
This is the most northerly, and longest, set of flood relief arches created by John Smeaton for his 1770 improvement of the Great North Road. This view show how each set of arches rises slightly in the middle; this applies equally to the shorter groups. This side shows the concrete widening carried out by Nottinghamshire County Council and completed in 1929. Listed Grade II. (Each group of arches has a separate listing - there are 74 arches in sets of between 1 and 18 arches).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.095671
Longitude
-0.824975