Clarence Bridge, Cardiff, 1966
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Clarence Bridge, Cardiff, 1966
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 20 Mar 1966
The occasion was a special tour over former trolleybus routes in the Grangetown area of the City, which had closed at short notice when a weight restriction was imposed on the bridge at Wood Street. Cardiff's trolleybuses, when assessed with a full passenger load, exceeded the limit, requiring replacement by motor buses. Before the wiring was de-energised and removed, permission was granted to run a special tour including those routes, with the proviso that passengers would have to disembark for the crossing of Wood Street Bridge. This is not the bridge in question, but the much more interesting Clarence Bridge linking Grangetown with Bute Town. It was designed by Borough Engineer William Harpur and opened in September 1890 by the Duke of Clarence. It was replaced by a modern bridge in the early 1970s.
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Image Location
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51.464764
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-3.173167