2022

SD4773 : Quicksand Pool Bridge

taken 3 years ago, near to Silverdale, Lancashire, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Quicksand Pool Bridge in this square
Quicksand Pool Bridge
Quicksand Pool Bridge
Originally built by the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway and opened in 1857, the bridge was reconstructed in 1932 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Unusually the bridge was identified with two names. The left span of 24ft. 11in. over Quicksand Pool Drain was Quicksand Pool Bridge and the right span of 13ft. 4in. over the track was Quaker’s Stang Bridge, although the whole structure had the bridge number 5. It is possible that the 1932 rebuilding may have accounted for the naming anomaly. Now the whole structure is referred to as Quicksand Pool Bridge and carries the national identifcation number of CBC1/5 (Carnforth-Barrow-Carlisle section 1 bridge number 5).
Quicksand Pool is an artificial channel that drains Leighton Moss, an extensive reed bed and a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserve.
The track under the right span of the bridge gives access to an RSPB car park and it is also the England Coast Path.
Cumbrian Coast Line

This railway follows the West Cumbria Coast from Barrow to Carlisle. First opened in 1844 and completed in 1866.

King Charles III England Coast Path (ECP)

The King Charles III England Coast Path (ECP) will take advantage of new public rights of access to the coast, to form a 2,800 mile long public path right around England's coasts.

Parts of the path were already open in 2016, and it was intended at that time that the whole path would be completed by 2020. At that time, the path was called the England Coast Path. It was renamed King Charles III England Coast Path in 2023, in honour of the King's coronation.

More information about the ECP is on the National Trails website: LinkExternal link


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Adrian Taylor and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Quaker's Stang [16] · Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve [9] · Railway Bridge [8] · Car Park [6] · Quicksand Pool [5] · Pool Drain [3] Title Clusters: · Quicksand Pool Bridge [2] ·
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SD4773, 91 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Adrian Taylor   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 9 February, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 10 February, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 47574 73797 [1m precision]
WGS84: 54:9.4377N 2:48.2581W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 47538 73785
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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