Titanic Bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Titanic Bridge by Jo and Steve Turner as part of the Geograph project.
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Titanic Bridge
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 24 Sep 1989
The Clayton and Shuttleworth Titanic Works. Local folklore suggests the southern bay was the same length as its infamous namesake but in fact the building was over 100ft longer than the liner at about 1,000ft (305m). The 1912 hydraulic lifting bridge was for carrying the railway siding from Titanic Works to Electricity power station, Abbey Works and Monks Abbey sidings. Still working in 1980 it developed mechanical problems. Simons of Lincoln carried out extensive alterations to make it a non-lifting humped road bridge in 1990 soon after this photograph. Fragments of the earlier lifting gear remain at the corners underneath the span.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.226909
Longitude
-0.525033