2007

SJ7697 : Barton road bridge

taken 17 years ago, near to Eccles, Salford, England

This is 1 of 9 images, with title Barton road bridge in this square
Barton road bridge
Barton road bridge
Nearly fully swung. The two canal bridgekeepers remained on the road bridge throughout. One wonders what would have happened if there had been a problem at either end of the bridge (or the swing aqueduct) as now all three bridge operators (including the one in the tower) are now on the central island).
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Category: Swing bridge
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2007 Automatic Clusters: · Road Bridge [45] · Canal Bridge [38] · Bridge Tower [13] · Aqueduct is Swung [10] Other Photos: · Barton road bridge Title Clusters: · Barton road bridge [9] ·
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SJ7697, 206 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Graham Horn   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 19 August, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 22 August, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 766 975 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.4656N 2:21.2047W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 767 976
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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