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|bridge_name= Walney Bridge |image= Walney Bridge, March 2011.jpg |caption= Walney bridge viewed from Walney Island at high tide |official_name= Jubilee Bridge |also_known_as= Walney Bridge |carries= Motor vehicles Trams (until 1932) Pedestrians and bicycles |crosses= Walney Channel |locale= Barrow-in-Furness |maint=Cumbria County Council |id= |design= Bascule bridge |mainspan= |length= {{convert|343|m|ft|0}} |width= {{convert|15|m|ft|0}} |clearance= |below= |traffic= |open= 30 July 1908 |closed= |toll= Until 1935 |map_cue= |map_image= |map_text= |map_width= |coordinates ={{Coord|54.1076|-3.2435|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |latitude= |longitude= }} Walney Bridge (officially Jubilee Bridge) is a bascule bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Completed in 1908, it spans Walney Channel, linking Barrow Island to Walney Island. The bridge carries the A590 trunk road, which has its western terminus on Walney. HistoryTalks began in 1897 to how feasible the construction of a bridge connecting Barrow to Walney would be. At the time, Walney residents were frustrated by the fact that they had to use a ferry to traverse the Walney Channel, and they also saw it as an opportunity to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. When the bridge was finally approved many companies fought for the building contract, with Sir William Arrol & Co. winning it.[1] Construction of the £175,000 (in that time) bridge began in mid-1905 and it was finally opened by Barrow mayor Mrs. T.F. Taylor on 30 July 1908. For 27 years Walney bridge was a toll bridge until 4 April 1935, when the late Queen Mother officially renamed it Jubilee Bridge to mark the silver jubilee of King George V of the United Kingdom, as recorded on a plaque on the bridge, and handed it to the townspeople. During World War II, the bascule bridge was lifted every night to ensure that anyone who made landfall on Walney was unable to reach Barrow by crossing the bridge and reaching its shipbuilding facilities.[2] The bridge is now over 100 years old, and in 2008 Cumbria County Council spent £1 million on renovating the bridge and repainting it for its centenary celebration.[3] The bridge is not to be confused with Abbey Road's Jubilee Bridge, which is also in Barrow and is a Grade II listed structure.[4] The Blue BridgeWalney Jubilee bridge was often nicknamed by local residents the blue bridge in relation to its colour and to distinguish it from the other bridge situated on Barrow. These nicknames, however, were ended when in 2008 the bridge was painted gold and black. Centenary celebrationsThe bridge celebrated its 100th anniversary with significant renovation and a night of fireworks. In fictionThe bridge was the link to the fictional island of Sodor, home of Thomas the Tank Engine et al. in The Railway Series books by the Reverend W. Awdry.[5] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.engineering-timelines.com/who/Hunter_A/hunterAdam12.asp|title=Adam Hunter|publisher=Engineering Times|accessdate=19 June 2018}} {{Bridges in Barrow-in-Furness}}2. ^History of Walney Bridge 3. ^Walney Bridge Centenary 4. ^Abbey Road Jubilee Bridge 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13872542|title= Where is Sodor, home of Thomas the Tank Engine?|date= 4 July 2011|accessdate=19 June 2018}} 8 : Bascule bridges|Bridges completed in 1908|Bridges in Cumbria|Buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness|Furness|Transport in Barrow-in-Furness|Former toll bridges in the United Kingdom|1908 establishments in England |
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