2018

NZ1014 : Whorlton Bridge

taken 8 years ago, near to Whorlton, County Durham, England

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Whorlton Bridge
Whorlton Bridge
The suspension bridge was built by John and Benjamin Green in 1829-31. Tolls were imposed until the First World War. LinkExternal link
There is a 3 ton weight limit on the bridge. But even small vehicles passing over can produce a disturbing bouncing to pedestrians.

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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport other tags: Suspension Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Whorlton Suspension Bridge [16] · Tolls were Imposed until the First World [2] Title Clusters: · Whorlton Bridge [9] ·
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NZ1014, 78 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jonathan Thacker   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 4 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 5 May, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1067 1457 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:31.5783N 1:50.1992W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1066 1453
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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