SK9668 : The Brace Bridge
taken 3 months ago, near to Boultham, Lincolnshire, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Brace Bridge in this square
The Brace Bridge
Looking diagonally across Newark Road at the downstream parapet
See other images of Bridges over the River Witham
Lincoln's Brace Bridge
This bridge over the River Witham is named by the Ordnance Survey as "Brace Bridge". I am not sure if this is a backformation from the adjacent settlement of Bracebridge. But the origin of that name is given as Old English braesc + brycg, meaning 'bridge or causeway made of branches'. So, perhaps, there has always been a bridge of that name somewhere round here.
The bridge carries the Lincoln to Newark traffic, historically the A46 road (that name is now carried on the bypass round Lincoln).
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- Grid Square
- SK9668, 86 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Bob Harvey (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 4 September, 2024 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 12 September, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 9660 6819 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:12.1211N 0:33.3167W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SK 96635 68175
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
