▁bridge ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁be ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁architecture , ▁though ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁appe ase ▁local ▁residents ▁who ▁compla ined ▁of ▁its ▁" mer it r icious ▁decor ation , ▁which ▁only ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁ins ult ". ▁The ▁bridge ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁two ▁separate ▁brid ges ▁set ▁slightly ▁apart ▁in ▁a ▁ve e ▁shape ; ▁the ▁tracks ▁on ▁each ▁span ▁served ▁opposite ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁platform ▁at ▁Fri arg ate ▁station . ▁Each ▁bridge ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁pan els ▁of ▁rib bed ▁arch es ▁bol ted ▁together . ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁line ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Be ech ing ▁cut s . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁goods ▁w are house ▁( built ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ) ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁only ▁traces ▁of ▁Fri arg ate ▁station . ▁The ▁Fri arg ate ▁Bridge ▁forms ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁vi ad uct ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁s ited , ▁the ▁arch es ▁of ▁which ▁remain ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁various ▁business es . ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁not ▁accessible ; ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁is ▁largely ▁der el ict ▁and ▁wild life ▁has ▁taken ▁over . ▁The ▁bridge ▁itself ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁after ▁its ▁closure ▁and ▁British ▁Rail ▁eventually ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Derby ▁City ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁nom inal ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 1 , ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁council ▁assumed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁brid ges ' ▁maintenance . ▁ ▁Rest