Jubilee Bridge is the newest bridge in Newark and is so named as it was built in the Queens Jubilee year of 2002. The main span is 138ft linking the towpath with Cow Lane on the east side of the river. It is an example of a form of bridge construction known as cable-stayed. Unlike the traditional suspension bridge, which has towers on both banks anchored to the ground behind and with catenary cables passing between them, the cable-stayed bridge requires a tower on one bank only. This is anchored to the ground behind and then has ties linking the top to the bridge deck. The Jubilee Bridge tower comprises two steel masts rising some 65ft above the flood plain and inclined at 97º from the river surface. Unlike a suspension bridge, where the deck is secured by close spaced suspension rods hanging from the main suspension cables, and is flexible, the cable-stayed deck is rigid. The deck is arched, having a rise of 2ft 3ins at the centre. There are ramped approaches at each end of the bridge.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing run by Billiethecat, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- https://littlebridgesseries.wordpress.com/ . If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com and he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.