Hibaldstow Bridge
| Hibaldstow Bridge | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Hibaldstow Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Carrying: | Local road |
| Crossing: | River Ancholme |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA00440150 |
| Location: | 53°30’2"N, 0°29’14"W |
| Structure | |
| History | |
| Built 1899 | |
| Information | |
Hibaldstow Bridge is an iron arch bridge that spans the River Ancholme in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, near the villages of Hibaldstow and North Kelsey. A plaque mounted in the centre of the bridge reads "Erected By JTB Porter & Co. 1889 Lincoln".
The bridge is a Grade II listed structure.[1]
The last part of the single-track road leading to the bridge from North Kelsey, known as Starham Road, is not asphalted and can be dangerous during adverse weather conditions as it runs on top of the embankment. It is, in places, badly potholed. On maps, the riverside stretch of road is either not marked, or shown as being of minimal quality.
The bridge was damaged in 2019 when thieves burnt a van (which they had used in an ATM theft) on the bridge.[2] The bridge was rendered unusable with three large holes burnt into it.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1346522: Hibaldstow Bridge, Hibaldstow (Grade II listing)
- ↑ [https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/hibaldstow-bridge-fire-vehicles-closed-2735194 cite news |title=Historic bridge left unsafe after vehicles set on fire on it |url= |accessdate=21 November 2019 |work=Grimsby Telegraph |date=8 April 2019}}
