Monument record 7901/0/1 - Road viaduct over the River Nene

Road viaduct crossing former railway line and main stream of River Nene. Built of concrete with 23 main arches in 1936 to ease traffic over 14th century bridge (to the north).

{1} New Viaduct opened on 23rd October 1936 at a cost of £55,750 and was at that time the longest bridge in the county. The old bridge also remained in operation.

{2} Carries the A6 over the Nene between Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers. This impressive 1936 reinforced concrete structure survives in almost unaltered form. It was designed by Kettering architects Gotch, Saunders and Surridge, and opened by government minishter Hore-Belisha. When built it spanned the River Nene, two lesser water courses and the Northampton to Peterborough Railway. The trackbed of the latter currently provides a route for a conveyor belt system used for gravel extraction

{3} Road viaduct crossing former railway line and main stream of River Nene. Built of concrete with 23 main arches in 1936 to ease traffic over 14th century bridge (to the north). Still in use 1996.Good example of civil engineering of the period.

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<2> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, NIAG Industrial Gazetteer, (unchecked) (Draft). SNN101121.

<3> Starmer G.H., 1995, IRIS Report Form, (checked) (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN51708.

<4> Rotary Club of Rushden, 1984, Higham Ferrers: a Pictorial History, (unchecked) (Book). SNN55086.

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Jul 31 2020 9:30AM