in 1783. Architecture The bridge is constructed in sandstone ashlar. It consists of five semi-elliptical arches with piers that are articulated by aedicules formed by attached Tuscan columns supporting pediments; it has a balustraded parapet. The semi-elliptical arches allow it to have a flat road deck. Each of the five original arches spans , and the deck between the parapets is wide. There are stormwater channels in the spandrels between the arches and at the abutments. Context Skerton Bridge was the first large public bridge in England to have a flat rather than a bowed roadway. There had been earlier bridges elsewhere with this feature, for example Coldstream Bridge (1763) in Scotland, designed by John Smeaton, and a bridge at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris (1768–74; demolished in 1939) by Jean-Rodolphe Perronet. Harrison's design influenced John Rennie in his designs of Kelso Bridge (1803), Waterloo Bridge (1809–17), and London Bridge (1824–31). See also Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire Scheduled monuments in Lancashire Listed buildings in Lancaster, Lancashire List of works by Thomas Harrison References Citations Sources Arch bridges in the United Kingdom Grade II* listed bridges in England Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire Bridges completed in 1787 Stone bridges in the United Kingdom Thomas Harrison buildings 1787 establishments in England Transport in the City of Lancaster Scheduled monuments in Lancashire Bridges across the River Lune Bridges in Lancaster, Lancashire