Mercury Bridge

Mercury Bridge, is a grade II listed structure that crosses the River Swale in North Yorkshire, connecting the town of Richmond to the south side of the river.

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Station Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Station Cinema and Richmond Castle.

Station Cinema

Movie theater

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Station Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 360 feet southeast of Mercury Bridge.

Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. Richmond Castle is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Mercury Bridge.

Richmondshire Museum

Museum

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The Richmondshire Museum is a museum located in Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. The Museum Trust was founded in 1974 by the Soroptimists of Richmond and the Dales; the Museum opened in 1978 in a former joiner's workshop, and has expanded its collections ever since. Richmondshire Museum is situated 1,100 feet west of Mercury Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hipswell and Hudswell.

Hipswell

Hamlet

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Hipswell is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire. The civil parish mainly comprises the northern part of Catterick Garrison. The village of Hipswell is at the eastern end of the civil parish, and effectively forms a suburb of Catterick Garrison. Hipswell is situated 2 miles southeast of Mercury Bridge.

Hudswell

Village

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Hudswell is a village and civil parish on the border of the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire, England. The population at the ONS Census 2011 was 353. Hudswell is situated 2 miles west of Mercury Bridge.

Catterick Garrison

Town

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Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres. Catterick Garrison is situated 2 miles south of Mercury Bridge.

Mercury Bridge

Categories: road bridge and transportation
Location: Richmond, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.40391° or 54° 24′ 14″ north

Longitude

-1.73075° or 1° 43′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C6WC739+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1108994621

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q26389252

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In Other Languages

“Mercury Bridge” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Mercury Bridge”

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Highlights include The Batts and Richmond Leisure and Wellbeing Hub.

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