Barker Crossing, River Derwent, Workington
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Barker Crossing, River Derwent, Workington
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 28 Aug 2010
In November 2009 severe flooding of the River Derwent brought down or damaged all four road and pedestrian bridges in Workington. The railway bridge survived, but travelling between the north and south sides of the town by road involved a 14 mile detour, with long delays in the rush hour. The Army were requested to build this temporary footbridge, and worked round the clock in difficult conditions to complete it. The bridge was opened 18 days after the floods hit. It is named in memory of Police Constable Bill Barker, who was swept to his death when the Northside Bridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/571476 collapsed under him as he was directing motorists away from it. For more information see Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barker_Crossing . Other photos with additional descriptions on Geograph : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2096743 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2096817 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2096835 .
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Image Location
Latitude
54.648602
Longitude
-3.535789