Barrier between the Ship Canal and the Mersey at Runcorn
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Barrier between the Ship Canal and the Mersey at Runcorn
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 11 May 2016
This narrow barrier divides the two watercourses at Runcorn. Construction work on “The Mersey Gateway”, a new road bridge which will cross the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, can be seen beyond the wall. The new bridge, which will be just less than a mile to the east of the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge that connects the towns of Widnes and Runcorn, will connect the Central Expressway in Runcorn with the Eastern Bypass and Speke Road in Widnes. Construction work for the new bridge began on 7 May 2014, with the bridge due to be finished by 2017. The cooling towers of the Fiddlers Ferry power station also can just be seen on the horizon through the haze.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.344561
Longitude
-2.726345