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The approaches on the Runcorn side blocked the Bridgewater Canal at Waterloo Bridge and the line of locks leading down to the Mersey were filled in. [11] The bridge was officially opened as the Runcorn-Widnes Bridge by Princess Alexandra on 21 July 1961. [12] [13] Since creation it has always been painted in a light shade of green. [14]
The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a toll bridge between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England, which spans the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal.The crossing, which opened in October 2017, has three traffic lanes in each direction and is approximately 1.5 km (1 mile) east (upstream) of the older Silver Jubilee Bridge.
The transporter bridge was opened (in the absence of King Edward VII who was indisposed) by Sir John Brunner on 29 May 1905. [11] During the following years there were problems both with the functioning of the bridge and with its financing. The company could not make it pay and in 1911 it was sold to Widnes Corporation. [12]
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The footway was closed to pedestrians in 1965 but remains intact for access by railway personnel and carries an 11 kV electrical cable between Widnes and Runcorn. [ 13 ] [ 9 ] The bridge remains in use for rail traffic on the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line .
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A U.S. Coast Guard ship goes under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in 2003. The span that allows ships to go through will be part of repair efforts that will keep some lanes of the bridge closed ...
It included the waters of the River Weaver up to Frodsham Bridge. [11] On the north bank of the Mersey, it included Widnes Dock; the world's first purpose-built railway dock. [12] A new customs house was built to mark the event. [11] Runcorn's status as an independent customs port was not a success.