Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Road bridge over Limehouse Cut
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Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Road bridge over Limehouse Cut
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 3 Sep 2008
We are looking northeast here. The scene is very much changed since World War II. Before the changes, there was just a small bridge here, called Four Mills Bridge, crossed by a road known as St. Leonards Street. Just beyond the bridge was a lock, Bromley Lock. The works, involving construction of a large dual-carriageway road, entailed removal of the lock and towpath, and for many years access to the Limehouse Cut towpath was not possible here. But in 2004, a new floating towpath (edged in green) was constructed - it won a design award.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.521117
Longitude
-0.010605