Michaelson Road Bridge

Bridge in Barrow-in-Furness
54°06′30″N 3°13′43″W / 54.1082°N 3.2286°W / 54.1082; -3.2286CarriesMichaelson Road - motor vehicles, pedestriansCrossesDevonshire and Buccleuch DocksLocaleBarrow-in-FurnessOfficial nameMichaelson Road BridgeOther name(s)Barrow Island BridgeCharacteristicsDesignBascule bridgeTotal length315 m (1,033 ft)Longest span112'-6"HistoryOpened1884 (Original bridge)
1967 (Current bridge)LocationMap

Michaelson Road Bridge is a road bridge connecting Central Barrow to Barrow Island in south Cumbria, England. The original high-level bridge was a swing bridge and then replaced by a pair of lift and roll bridges constructed between 1800 and 1884 then superseded by a more modern pair of bascule bridges in the mid 1960s.[1] It was built at a time when Barrow Island was actually an island and there was strong call for road access between mainland Barrow at the shipyard on Barrow Island. Traffic on the bridge was soon relieved when an old Victorian dock was filled in and space was created for the huge Devonshire Dock Hall complex, traffic now runs along the north side of the building on the A590.

Trams formerly operated across the bridge, but now it solely used for vehicles and pedestrians. A second Devonshire Dock footbridge is planned in the multimillion-pound Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness development.

See also

  • iconCumbria portal
  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • Barrow Island
  • Port of Barrow

References

  1. ^ Michaelson Road Bridge History[permanent dead link]
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Bridges in Barrow-in-Furness
Built
  • Abbey Road Jubilee Bridge (over Dane Ghyll, near Rating Lane junction
  • Bow Bridge
  • Michaelson Road Bridge
  • Walney Bridge (Jubilee Bridge)
Planned