River Ribble, Old Penwortham Bridge
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River Ribble, Old Penwortham Bridge
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 14 Jan 2015
The “Old” Penwortham Bridge is a Georgian masonry former road bridge which is now used for foot traffic. The Bridge has five arches spanning the River Ribble connecting Broadgate to Penwortham; It was built in 1759 to replace an earlier bridge which was constructed here in 1755 but had collapsed just one year after completion. The river is still tidal at this point and so varies in depth through the day. The bridge has five segmental circular arches over the water and a sixth on the north side that sits at roughly right angles to the main part of the bridge, originally designed to carry the approach road from Preston. The bridge originally carried the main road from Preston to Leyland, Southport and Liverpool. It has been superseded in recent years by the modern A59 bridge half a mile downstream, Image], (http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=649 Engineering Timelines) Old Penwortham Bridge is a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 357988 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-357988-old-penwortham-bridge-lancashire British Listed Buildings) This view is from Broadgate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.74885
Longitude
-2.714044