2020

NY4624 : The new Pooley Bridge

taken 4 years ago, near to Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England

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The new Pooley Bridge
The new Pooley Bridge
The first part of the new bridge has arrived on site and been constructed on what used to be the Dunmallet car park. The remaining sections will be delivered and connected shortly, and the complete stainless steel bridge will then be lifted into position, as a single entity, across the River Eamont, by what is said to be the largest mobile crane in Britain.

This photo was taken by Michael Earnshaw from the temporary footbridge. I am most grateful to Michael, who lives about five miles away, for his visits to record the progress of this major project.

For a history of the bridges old and new, see Link .
River Eamont

The River Eamont is formed by the outflow from Ullswater in the Lake District, later augmented by Dacre Beck from the west and the River Lowther which carries the water from Haweswater north to the Eamont at Penrith. It reaches the River Eden 3 miles east of Penrith (LinkExternal link Wikipedia).


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Michael Earnshaw and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Construction, Development Primary Subject: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Articles: · The Pooley Bridges Automatic Clusters: · River Eamont [37] · Temporary Bridge [19] · Car Park [16] · Lift the New [14] · Lifted into Position [7] Other Photos: · The east (village) end of the new Pooley Bridge Title Clusters: · The new Pooley Bridge [20] ·
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NY4624, 190 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Michael Earnshaw   (more nearby)
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David Purchase   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 24 January, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 4697 2449 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.7661N 2:49.3568W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 4698 2442
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