Editing River Don, Yorkshire (section)

====Iron Footbridge====
The iron footbridge in the middle of the roundabout on the A61 inner ring road was first built as a wooden bridge around 1726. It was important, as it enabled people to reach an old road which ran to Leeds and Barnsley, passing through Pitsmoor. In 1795 it was replaced by one of the earliest iron bridges, made by Samual Walker, an ironmaster from [[Rotherham]] and was depicted by an unknown artist, circa 1840.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/bridge-and-white-rails-at-bridgehouses-sheffield-72852 |title=Bridge and White Rails at Bridgehouses. Sheffield |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|publisher=[[Art UK]] |access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref> The famous [[The Iron Bridge|iron bridge]] at [[Coalbrookdale]] had been built only 15 years earlier, and there were only 7 or 8 other iron bridges in the world. It was swept away in 1864, and replaced by a new iron bridge, built at the Milton Ironworks near [[Elsecar]]. It was partially rebuilt in 1921, and the iron balustrade is marked "J Butler & Co Ltd, Stanningley Ironworks, Leeds 1921". Its function was replaced by Borough bridge when Sheffield Rolling Mills and Forge built over the path which ran from it to Millsands and Bridge Street, but it remains in place because it also carries a large water main over the river.<ref name=udw/><ref>{{cite book |last1= Fielder |first1= Robin |last2= Pounder |first2= Steve |title= The Furnace Trail |publisher= The Upper Don Walk Trust |year= 2008 }}</ref> This bridge has recently been adopted by a 'Friends Group' and has received a substantial 'make-over'. Various 'street art' installations enhance its historical interest.