Chadkirk Bridge is a new multi-use bridge over the River Goyt linking Marple, Bredbury Green and Romiley, and local and national trails including the Middlewood Way from Marple to Macclesfield, and the Trans Pennine Trail, a national multi-user trail between the Irish and North Seas.
The bridge, near Vale Road and Chadkirk Chapel, is designed for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists. Work on the bridge commenced in March 2012 and it was officially opened to the public on Sunday 29th July 2012 by local resident Alan Newton, who won a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
Close to the bridge is a bench commemorating some famous local people:
St. Chad - Bishop of Lichfield in the ?th Century. Locally important as the founder of Chadkirk Chapel
Douglas Tattersall - Former Clerk to Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council. Arrannged the purchase of Chadkirk Estate & Etherow Country Park.
John Bradshaw - ???? - ???? First President of the Council of England and assistant to Oliver Cromwell. His descendants lived at Marple hall.
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