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===Bridges in Hillsborough area=== [[File:Rocher bridge, Beeley Wood.jpg|thumb|top|right|Rocher Bridge]] ====Rocher Bridge==== This footbridge over the River Don is the only crossing in the 4 km between Station Lane Bridge in Oughtibridge and Leppings Lane, Hillsborough. It was originally erected to allow workmen across the river to work in the [[ganister]] mines of [[Beeley Wood]] and the factories in the Clay Wheels Lane area of Sheffield. This is another benign-looking stretch of the upper Don. However, during the 2007 floods, the retaining wall of the A6102 Middlewood Road North was washed away just north of Rocher Bridge. It was over a year before the damage could be repaired and the road re-opened. ====Leppings Lane bridge==== This carries the A6102 over the River Don. Leppings Lane was originally Leapings Lane which got its name from some nearby stepping stones over the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2013302|title=Leppings Lane photo|publisher=Geograph website|access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref> ====Hillsborough Stadium footbridge==== [[File:Hillsborough - Stadium footbridge.JPG|thumb|top|right|Hillsborough Stadium footbridge]] This footbridge connects Parkside Road with the main entrance to the football stadium. The bridge was built as part of the major Β£7 million re-development for the Euro 1996 international competition. As regards the stadium itself, the first match played was on 2 September 1899 and in 1966 the stadium was selected as one of the venues for the Football World Cup. Very close to the footbridge is a memorial to the 97 fans that lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989, during the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. In June 2007, the [[Sheffield flood of 2007|River Don burst its banks]] during a period of severe weather in the area and the whole ground was flooded with several feet of water. As part of the abortive plans for England staging the 2018 World Cup, a new bridge had been planned across the River Don for entry to the West Stand and would have been slightly upstream of the main entrance footbridge. ====Penistone Road North bridge==== This carries the A61 dual carriageway across the River Don. This part of the A61, which fronts the football ground, was widened in time for the 1966 World Cup matches and still features the flagpoles for the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A61|title=A61|publisher=Sabre Roads website|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> ====Cadbury's works bridges==== [[File:Hillsborough - Cadbury factory bridge (west).JPG|thumb|top|right|Cadbury's works bridge (west)]] There are two private bridges that connect the [[Cadbury UK|Cadbury's]] works on either side of the Don. There is a public footpath along the northern bank of the Don which goes under the two bridges. The footpath will eventually form part of the [[Upper Don Walk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upperdonwalk.org/default.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728144723/http://upperdonwalk.org/default.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 July 2011|title=Upper Don Walk|publisher=Upper Don Walk Trust website|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> The Cadbury's, previously Bassett's, works is one of the major employers in the area. The George Bassett & Co. Ltd sweet factory is one of the longest serving of local firms, known for its manufacture of Liquorice Allsorts. The firm was established in Sheffield in 1842 but did not come to [[Owlerton]] until 1934 when Bassett's son-in-law, Samuel Meggit Johnson, built a large factory on Beulah Road on the south side of the Don. The factory was enlarged in the inter-war period as new products, such as Jelly Babies, Wine Gums and Liquorice Novelties, were added to the range. [[File:New Wardsend Bridge 2017.jpg|thumb|top|right|The new Wardsend bridge]] In 1989 Bassetts was purchased by the Cadbury Schweppes group and became part of its confectionery subsidiary Cadbury Trebor Bassett. In 2010, Cadbury's was taken over by Kraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessguideuk.co.uk/advice/2010/01/kraft-takeover-cadbury.html|title=Kraft takeover of Cadbury's|publisher=Business Guide UK website|access-date=5 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526014345/http://www.businessguideuk.co.uk/advice/2010/01/kraft-takeover-cadbury.html|archive-date=26 May 2011}}</ref> ====Wardsend Bridge==== This bridge in Hillsborough carries Livesey Street over the Don to Club Mill Road. The previous bridge was a two-arched stone bridge, built in the 18th century to provide access to [[Wardsend Cemetery]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Links-reopen-as-flooddamaged-bridge.5812537.jp |title=Links reopen as flood-damaged bridge replaced |work=Yorkshire Post |date=10 November 2009}}</ref> and was destroyed by [[2007 United Kingdom Floods|the floods on 25 June 2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1366354|title=Geograph photo of new bridge|publisher=Geograph website|access-date=29 November 2010}}</ref> It was rebuilt as a {{convert|31.2|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} single-span integral bridge at an estimated cost of Β£673,000 and re-opened in early 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=143892&mtype=print|title=Reconstruction tender selection|publisher=Sheffield City Council|access-date=29 November 2010}}</ref>
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