Rotherham - Don Street and Corporation Bridge
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Rotherham - Don Street and Corporation Bridge
Image: © Dave Bevis Taken: 30 Mar 2014
For a more complete photo of Corporation Bridge, please see Image The black-and-white bridge parapet seen in the bottom right-hand quadrant of the photo is a bit of a puzzle. The design suggests that this Don Street bridge was built in the canal-building era. However, I am unsure whether it was an access to a wharf to the west of the Don Navigation or actually part of the Don Navigation prior to 1838. In 1838, the Don Navigation was diverted to make way for the building of the railway from Sheffield to Rotherham Westgate Station. The Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_Westgate_railway_station provides a few clues but not a definitive answer.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.429281
Longitude
-1.359576