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Galton Bridge

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Galton Bridge by Alan Atkins as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Galton Bridge

Image: © Alan Atkins Taken: 30 Aug 2005

Built in 1826 by Thomas Telford. When built it was the longest single span iron bridge in the world.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0