Barker Crossing, the deck
Introduction
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Barker Crossing, the deck
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 28 Aug 2010
For background information, see Image . This temporary footbridge across the River Derwent is 52m long and weighs 110 tonnes. It is a Mabey Compact 200 bridge http://www.mabeybridge.co.uk/compact-bridging.asp built from prefabricated components. It was opened on the morning of 7 December 2009. First across were children, who had been putting up with long bus journeys when floods destroyed their usual routes to school.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.648602
Longitude
-3.535789