List of crossings of the River Mersey
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List of crossings of the River Mersey.
Status | Criteria[1] |
---|---|
I | Grade I listed. Bridge of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Grade II* listed. Particularly important bridge of more than special interest |
II | Grade II listed. Bridge of national importance and special interest |
Crossing | Date | Coordinates | Heritage status |
Locality | Notes | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Confluence of River Goyt and River Tame | 53°24′51″N 2°09′24″W / 53.4143°N 2.1567°W / 53.4143; -2.1567 (Start of River Mersey) | - | Stockport | Start of River Mersey | ||
Knightsbridge | 53°24′50″N 2°09′29″W / 53.4138°N 2.1580°W / 53.4138; -2.1580 (Knightsbridge) | - | Stockport | |||
Merseyway Shopping Centre | 53°24′40″N 2°09′33″W / 53.4111°N 2.1591°W / 53.4111; -2.1591 (Merseyway Shopping Centre) | - | Stockport | River in culvert | ||
Wellington Bridge[2] | 1826 | 53°24′33″N 2°09′45″W / 53.4092°N 2.1625°W / 53.4092; -2.1625 (Wellington Bridge) | II | A6 | ||
Astley St Bridge | 53°24′33″N 2°09′53″W / 53.4093°N 2.1647°W / 53.4093; -2.1647 (Astley St Bridge) | - | Stockport | |||
Stockport Viaduct | 1840 | 53°24′32″N 2°09′55″W / 53.4089°N 2.1653°W / 53.4089; -2.1653 (Stockport Viaduct) | II* | Stockport | ||
King St Bridge | 53°24′33″N 2°10′01″W / 53.4092°N 2.1669°W / 53.4092; -2.1669 (King St Bridge) | - | Stockport | |||
Hollywood Way Bridge | 53°24′27″N 2°10′26″W / 53.4074°N 2.1739°W / 53.4074; -2.1739 (Hollywood Way Bridge) | - | Stockport | |||
Brinksway Bridge[3] | 53°24′26″N 2°10′28″W / 53.4071°N 2.1745°W / 53.4071; -2.1745 (Brinksway Bridge) | - | Stockport | |||
Geoff Funnell Bridge | 53°24′21″N 2°11′11″W / 53.4058°N 2.1864°W / 53.4058; -2.1864 (Geoff Funnell Bridge) | - | Pedestrian | |||
M60 Bridge | 53°24′21″N 2°11′28″W / 53.4059°N 2.1911°W / 53.4059; -2.1911 | - | Stockport | M60 | ||
Former Railway Bridge[4] | 53°24′22″N 2°11′36″W / 53.406°N 2.1933°W / 53.406; -2.1933 (Former Rail Bridge) | - | Didsbury | Manchester to Derby line. Dismantled | ||
Cheadle Bridge | 53°24′20″N 2°13′07″W / 53.4055°N 2.2185°W / 53.4055; -2.2185 (Cheadle Bridge) | - | Didsbury | |||
Kingsway | 53°24′05″N 2°13′30″W / 53.4014°N 2.2251°W / 53.4014; -2.2251 (Kingsway) | - | Didsbury | |||
Mersey Viaduct | 53°24′04″N 2°13′35″W / 53.4011°N 2.2264°W / 53.4011; -2.2264 (Mersey Viaduct) | - | Didsbury | Styal Line | ||
Simons Bridge | 53°24′45″N 2°14′32″W / 53.4125°N 2.2422°W / 53.4125; -2.2422 (Simons Bridge) | - | Didsbury | Pedestrian | ||
M60 Bridge | 53°24′29″N 2°15′01″W / 53.408°N 2.2503°W / 53.408; -2.2503 (M60 Bridge) | - | Wythenshawe | M60 | ||
Tatton Arms Bridge | 53°24′32″N 2°15′10″W / 53.4088°N 2.2529°W / 53.4088; -2.2529 (Tatton Arms Bridge) | - | Wythenshawe | Pedestrian | ||
M60 Bridge | 53°24′41″N 2°15′14″W / 53.4114°N 2.254°W / 53.4114; -2.254 (M60 Bridge) | - | Wythenshawe | M60 | ||
Palatine Road Bridge | 53°24′44″N 2°15′14″W / 53.4121°N 2.2539°W / 53.4121; -2.2539 (Palatine Road Bridge) | - | Wythenshawe | B5167 | ||
Princess Parkway Bridge | 53°24′58″N 2°15′49″W / 53.4162°N 2.2635°W / 53.4162; -2.2635 (Princess Parkway Bridge) | - | Wythenshawe | Main and slip road bridges and footbridges | ||
Footbridge | 53°25′17″N 2°16′10″W / 53.4214°N 2.2695°W / 53.4214; -2.2695 (Footbridge) | - | Chorlton Water Park | |||
Metrolink Bridge | 53°25′46″N 2°17′10″W / 53.4294°N 2.286°W / 53.4294; -2.286 (Metrolink Bridge) | - | Sale | Manchester Airport line | ||
Jacksons Bridge[5] | 1881 | 53°25′49″N 2°17′12″W / 53.4302°N 2.2868°W / 53.4302; -2.2868 (Jacksons Bridge) | II | Sale | Pedestrian | |
Barfoot Bridge | 53°26′11″N 2°18′30″W / 53.4365°N 2.3083°W / 53.4365; -2.3083 (Barfoot Bridge) | - | Sale | Footbridge and Metrolink (Altrincham line) | ||
Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct[6] | 1776 | 53°26′12″N 2°18′32″W / 53.4366°N 2.3089°W / 53.4366; -2.3089 (Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct) | II | Sale | ||
M60 Bridge | 53°26′09″N 2°18′44″W / 53.4358°N 2.3123°W / 53.4358; -2.3123 (M60 Bridge) | - | Sale | Main and slip road bridges | ||
Crossford Bridge[7] | 53°26′05″N 2°18′58″W / 53.4347°N 2.316°W / 53.4347; -2.316 (Crossford Bridge) | - | Sale | A56, separate bridge for each carriageway | ||
Carrington Spur Bridge | 53°26′18″N 2°20′37″W / 53.4383°N 2.3435°W / 53.4383; -2.3435 (Carrington Spur Bridge) | - | Ashton | A6144 | ||
Ashton Millennium Bridge | 53°26′19″N 2°20′38″W / 53.4385°N 2.3438°W / 53.4385; -2.3438 (Ashton Millennium Bridge) | - | Ashton | Pedestrian | ||
Flixton Bridge | 53°26′24″N 2°23′22″W / 53.44°N 2.3895°W / 53.44; -2.3895 (Flixton Bridge) | - | Flixton | |||
Cadishead Viaduct | 1893 | 53°25′29″N 2°25′40″W / 53.4246°N 2.4279°W / 53.4246; -2.4279 (Cadishead Viaduct) | - | Cadishead | Manchester Ship Canal joins the Mersey in this section | |
Warburton High Level Bridge | 1893 | 53°24′27″N 2°27′32″W / 53.4075°N 2.459°W / 53.4075; -2.459 (Warburton High Level Bridge) | - | Warburton | ||
Works Access Bridge | 53°23′50″N 2°28′55″W / 53.3971°N 2.4819°W / 53.3971; -2.4819 (Works Access Bridge) | - | Thelwall | |||
Works Access Bridge | 53°23′41″N 2°30′25″W / 53.3947°N 2.5069°W / 53.3947; -2.5069 (Works Access Bridge) | - | Thelwall | |||
Thelwall Viaduct | 1963/1996 | 53°23′40″N 2°30′27″W / 53.3945°N 2.5076°W / 53.3945; -2.5076 (Thelwall Viaduct) | - | Thelwall | Also crosses Manchester Ship Canal | |
Woolston Weir and footbridge | 53°23′38″N 2°31′20″W / 53.3939°N 2.5222°W / 53.3939; -2.5222 (Works Access Bridge) | - | Warrington | |||
Kingsway Bridge | 53°23′16″N 2°33′56″W / 53.3879°N 2.5656°W / 53.3879; -2.5656 (Kingsway Bridge) | - | Warrington | A50 | ||
Howley Bridge | 1912 | 53°23′14″N 2°34′43″W / 53.3873°N 2.5787°W / 53.3873; -2.5787 (Howley Footbridge) | II | Warrington | Pedestrian | |
Warrington New Bridge/Warringon Bridge | 53°23′10″N 2°35′26″W / 53.386°N 2.5906°W / 53.386; -2.5906 (Warringon Bridge) | - | Warrington | Gyratory System | ||
Arpley Railway Bridge | 53°23′06″N 2°35′34″W / 53.3849°N 2.5927°W / 53.3849; -2.5927 (Arpley Railway Bridge) | - | Warrington | |||
Arpley New Bridge | 53°23′01″N 2°35′34″W / 53.3835°N 2.5929°W / 53.3835; -2.5929 (Arpley New Bridge) | - | Warrington | |||
Centre Park Link Bridge | 53°22′29″N 2°35′55″W / 53.3747°N 2.5987°W / 53.3747; -2.5987 (Centre Park Link Bridge) | - | Warrington | |||
Mersey Viaduct | 53°22′28″N 2°36′17″W / 53.3744°N 2.6048°W / 53.3744; -2.6048 (Mersey Viaduct) | - | Warrington | Chester–Warrington line. Includes footbridge | ||
Mersey Viaduct | 53°22′29″N 2°36′21″W / 53.3747°N 2.6058°W / 53.3747; -2.6058 (Mersey Viaduct) | - | Warrington | West Coast Main Line | ||
Works Access Bridge | 53°22′56″N 2°36′33″W / 53.3821°N 2.6091°W / 53.3821; -2.6091 (Works Access Bridge) | - | Warrington | |||
Warrington Transporter Bridge | 1915 | 53°23′02″N 2°36′27″W / 53.3838°N 2.6075°W / 53.3838; -2.6075 (Warrington Transporter Bridge) | II* | Warrington | ||
Forrest Way Bridge | 53°22′45″N 2°37′02″W / 53.3792°N 2.6172°W / 53.3792; -2.6172 (Forrest Way Bridge) | - | Warrington | |||
Mersey Gateway Bridge | 2017 | 53°21′10″N 2°42′47″W / 53.3528°N 2.713°W / 53.3528; -2.713 (Mersey Gateway Bridge) | - | Runcorn | ||
Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge | 1905 | 53°20′48″N 2°44′11″W / 53.3466°N 2.7363°W / 53.3466; -2.7363 (Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge) | - | Runcorn | Dismantled 1961 | |
Silver Jubilee Bridge | 1961 | 53°20′48″N 2°44′16″W / 53.3466°N 2.7377°W / 53.3466; -2.7377 (Silver Jubilee Bridge) | II | Runcorn | ||
Runcorn Railway Bridge | 1868 | 53°20′48″N 2°44′18″W / 53.3468°N 2.7384°W / 53.3468; -2.7384 (Runcorn Railway Bridge) | II* | Runcorn | Liverpool Branch of West Coast Main Line | |
Mersey Railway Tunnel | 1886 | 53°23′59″N 3°00′09″W / 53.3997°N 3.0026°W / 53.3997; -3.0026 (Mersey Railway Tunnel) | - | Liverpool | ||
Queensway Tunnel | 1934 | 53°24′02″N 3°00′14″W / 53.4006°N 3.004°W / 53.4006; -3.004 (Queensway Tunnel) | II | Liverpool | Entrances listed | |
Mersey Ferry | 53°24′17″N 2°59′54″W / 53.4046°N 2.9982°W / 53.4046; -2.9982 (Pier Head Ferry Terminal) | - | Liverpool | |||
Kingsway Tunnel | 1971 | 53°24′47″N 3°00′35″W / 53.4131°N 3.0098°W / 53.4131; -3.0098 (Kingsway Tunnel) | - | Liverpool | Twin Bore |
References
- ^ Listed Buildings, English Heritage, archived from the original on 9 December 2012, retrieved 22 April 2011
- ^ British Listed Buildings
- ^ Sabre
- ^ Stockport Image Archive
- ^ British Listed Buildings
- ^ British Listed Buildings
- ^ Sabre