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Friar Gate Bridge
Looking north west out of the city centre through the span of the bridge
Coordinates52°55′26″N 1°29′08″W / 52.923989°N 1.485604°W / 52.923989; -1.485604
CarriesGNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension
CrossesFriar Gate
LocaleDerby
Other name(s)Handyside Bridge
OwnerDerby City Council
Heritage statusGrade II listed
History
DesignerRichard Johnson
Constructed byAndrew Handyside and Company
Opened1878
Location
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Friar Gate Bridge, was made by Andrew Handyside & Co is a railway bridge at the end of Friar Gate in the centre of Derby in the East Midlands of England. It was made by Andrew Handyside & Co whose foundry was close to Derby's Handyside Bridge over the River Derwent. The bridge is a remnant of the GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension (known locally as the Friargate Line); it formed the approach to Derby Friargate railway station. It is a grade II listed building.[1]

  1. ^ Biddle, Gordon. Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures (Second ed.). Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 291. ISBN 9780711034914.

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