Greyhound Bridge, Lancaster
Introduction
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Greyhound Bridge, Lancaster
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 20 Dec 2007
This is now a road bridge, opened in 1972, but was built in 1911 as a railway bridge. It is curved in plan, and is supported by round iron piers. The first (wooden) railway bridge was completed in 1848, and replaced by a steel bridge in 1864. In turn, this was replaced by the existing bridge. (See http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/allpurpose/greyhoundbridge.pdf)
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Image Location
Latitude
54.052181
Longitude
-2.801873