Bridges in Hillsborough area River Don, Yorkshire

1 bridges in hillsborough area

1.1 rocher bridge
1.2 leppings lane bridge
1.3 hillsborough stadium footbridge
1.4 penistone road north bridge
1.5 cadbury s works bridges
1.6 wardsend bridge

bridges in hillsborough area

rocher bridge


rocher bridge

this footbridge on river don crossing in 4 km between station lane bridge in oughtibridge , leppings lane, hillsborough. erected allow workmen across river work in ganister mines of beeley wood , factories in clay wheels lane area of sheffield. benign-looking stretch of upper don. however, during 2007 floods, retaining wall of a6102 middlewood road north washed away north of rocher bridge. on year before damage repaired , road re-opened.

leppings lane bridge

this carries a6102 on river don. leppings lane leapings lane got name nearby stepping stones on river.

hillsborough stadium footbridge

hillsborough stadium footbridge

this footbridge connects parkside road main entrance football stadium. bridge built part of major £7 million re-development euro 1996 international competition. regards stadium itself, first match played on 2 september 1899 , in 1966 stadium selected 1 of venues football world cup. close footbridge memorial 96 fans lost lives @ hillsborough in 1989, during fa cup semi-final between liverpool , nottingham forest. in june 2007, river don burst banks during period of severe weather in area , whole ground flooded several feet of water. part of abortive plans england staging 2018 world cup, new bridge had been planned across river don entry west stand , have been upstream of main entrance footbridge.

penistone road north bridge

this carries a61 dual carriageway across river don. part of a61, fronts football ground, widened in time 1966 world cup matches , still features flagpoles event.

cadbury s works bridges

cadbury s works bridge (west)

there 2 (private) bridges connect cadbury s works on either side of don. however, there (public) footpath along northern bank of don (this form part of planned upper don walk) goes under 2 bridges. cadbury s (previously bassett s) works 1 of major employers in area. george bassett & co. ltd sweet factory 1 of longest serving of local firms, made world-famous manufacture of liquorice allsorts. firm established in sheffield in 1842 did not come hillsborough (owlerton) until 1934 when bassett s son-in-law samuel meggit johnson built large factory on beulah road (on south side of don). factory enlarged in inter-war period new products such jelly babies, wine gums , liquorice novelties added range.

the new wardsend bridge

in 1989 bassetts purchased cadbury schweppes group , became part of confectionery subsidiary cadbury trebor bassett. in 2010, cadbury s taken on kraft.

wardsend bridge

this bridge in hillsborough carries livesey street on don club mill road. previous bridge two-arched stone bridge, built in 18th century provide access wardsend cemetery, , destroyed floods on 25 june 2007. rebuilt 31.2-foot-wide (9.5 m) single-span integral bridge @ estimated cost of £673,000 , re-opened in 2009.