Telford's Bridge
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Telford's Bridge
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 15 Mar 2022
Bridge over the River Colne in London Colney, once on the A6 from St Albans to London until bypassed by the London Colney Bypass (now the A1081) in 1959. The plaque on the far left (see Image for close up) states that it was built c.1775 (other sources give a year of 1774) and restored in 1998. Although the name might seem to point to Thomas Telford as the designer/builder, the fact that he was born in 1757 and so would have been only 17 or 18 at the time of building, and still serving his apprenticeship in his native Scotland, it is considered extremely unlikely that it was in fact his work. Grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174667?section=official-list-entry.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.719331
Longitude
-0.289947