Smeaton's Arches Built 1770s: widened 1920s A causeway to carry the Great North Road across the floodplain of the River Trent. The work of John Smeaton, the 'father of civil engineering'

by Transport Trust

Colour: red

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John Smeaton FRS
(1724-1792) Fellow of the Royal Society

Smeaton's Arches
(1770-present) bridge