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Runcorn Bridge - 2nd April 2017
The glazed hut, which is on stilts, was originally designed around 1903 as a viewing platform when hundreds of locals enjoyed visiting the ‘beach’. In recent years, it was used by pensioners as a meeting place to play cards and dominoes.
The Silver Jubilee Bridge or Runcorn Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge and carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway.
The first bridge to carry vehicular traffic across Runcorn Gap was the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge which opened in 1905. This was an inefficient means of transport and it had become inadequate for the amount of traffic using it.
The building of the new bridge began in March 1958 and the side spans were completed by November 1959. The main arch was built by cantilevering steelwork from the side spans until it met in the middle in November 1960. The carriageway was suspended from the arch by 48 lock-coil wire ropes.
Following completion of the nearby Mersey Gateway, planned for September 2017, the Silver Jubilee bridge will be closed to cars for a year for maintenance, after which it will reopen with tolls applied to both bridges
Runcorn Bridge - 2nd April 2017
The glazed hut, which is on stilts, was originally designed around 1903 as a viewing platform when hundreds of locals enjoyed visiting the ‘beach’. In recent years, it was used by pensioners as a meeting place to play cards and dominoes.
The Silver Jubilee Bridge or Runcorn Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge and carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway.
The first bridge to carry vehicular traffic across Runcorn Gap was the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge which opened in 1905. This was an inefficient means of transport and it had become inadequate for the amount of traffic using it.
The building of the new bridge began in March 1958 and the side spans were completed by November 1959. The main arch was built by cantilevering steelwork from the side spans until it met in the middle in November 1960. The carriageway was suspended from the arch by 48 lock-coil wire ropes.
Following completion of the nearby Mersey Gateway, planned for September 2017, the Silver Jubilee bridge will be closed to cars for a year for maintenance, after which it will reopen with tolls applied to both bridges