The Runcorn Ferry
Introduction
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The Runcorn Ferry
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 6 Oct 2008
This was a natural location for a ferry across the River Mersey, and the ferry lasted until the erection of the Transporter Bridge. This in turn succumbed with the opening of the current bridge, which can be seen to the left. The viewpoint is more or less where the Transporter Bridge would have been on the Runcorn side; the Widnes pier with its toll house can be seen on the far side.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.348191
Longitude
-2.73542