Silver Street Bridge, officially known as Small Bridge is the sixth
river Cam
The River Cam () is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England. After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east before joining the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely, at Pope's Corner. The total distance from Cambridge to ...
bridge overall and the second bridge on its middle stream in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge beca ...
. In 1959 the
concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most ...
bridge with the design by Sir Edwin Lutyens replaced an 1841 cast iron bridge.
See also
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List of bridges in Cambridge
The following is a list and brief history of the bridges in Cambridge, England, principally those over the River Cam of which there are 25, soon to be 26.
The River Cam enters Cambridge from the south west of the city and heads north past many ...
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References
Bridges in Cambridge
Bridges across the River Cam
Road bridges in England
Arch bridges in England
Bridges completed in 1959
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