Dizzy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Latchford High Level Bridge Under Construction (know locally as the Cantilever ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrdy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Great pic,& a new one for me.Taken from St.Heath side looking towards the Locks?About 1895?Don't forget,the cantilever bridge was constructed on the orders of Mr.Parr of Grappenhall Hayes,who didn't want to be kept waiting on his journey home from his bank in Warrington by the swing bridges being closed. Money talks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I actually thought it was from the locks side looking towards Stockton Heath so thanks for the update Byrdy. I have some more pics of it somewhere but can't find them at the moment. If only we were al as fortunate as Mr Parr and we could all commission bridges to get us out of Warrington's gridlocked roads at home time. Would certainly make things a lot wasier eh Wonder what he'd think of today's roads and traffic congestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Wow, that photo's fab, I love anything like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 bit of useless info about the bridge... The steelwork used weighs 783 tons and the 206 foot span carries the roadway 75 feet above the water level..... but don't worry too much about the the sign says 'weak bridge' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Not useless, I love info like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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