Wilford Suspension Bridge
Wilford Suspension Bridge, also known as Meadows Suspension Bridge, was originally known as the Welbeck Suspension Bridge. It is a combined suspension footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists, and aqueduct which crosses the River Trent, linking the town of West Bridgford to the Meadows, in the city of Nottingham, England.Photo: Martin Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: footbridge and aqueduct which crosses the River Trent in the UK
- Also known as: “Footbridge Over River Trent (That Part In Nottingham Civil Parish)” and “Meadows Suspension Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include City Ground and Memorial Gardens, Nottingham.
City Ground
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest since 1898 and has a capacity of 31,042, with plans to increase capacity to 45,000 and eventually to 52,500. City Ground is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Wilford Suspension Bridge.
Memorial Gardens, Nottingham
Park
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Memorial Gardens, Nottingham is a park, which is situated 560 feet northwest of Wilford Suspension Bridge.
Trent Bridge
Stadium
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-Day International and county cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingham. Trent Bridge is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Wilford Suspension Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Bridgford and The Meadows.
West Bridgford
Town
Photo: Insignia3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Bridgford is a town and the administrative centre of the borough of Rushcliffe, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies south of Nottingham city centre, east of Wilford, north of Ruddington and west of Radcliffe-on-Trent; it is also south-west of Colwick and south-east of Beeston, which are on the opposite bank of the River Trent.
The Meadows
Suburb
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Meadows or Meadows is an area of Nottingham, England, south of the city centre, close to the River Trent and connected to West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe by Trent Bridge and the Wilford Suspension Bridge.
Wilford
Village
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilford is a village and former civil parish in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It lies to the north-east of Clifton, south-west of West Bridgford, north-west of Ruddington and south-west of Nottingham city centre.
Wilford Suspension Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, bicycle bridge, pipeline bridge, footbridge, and transportation
- Location: Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.93325° or 52° 55′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.13921° or 1° 8′ 21″ westInception
1907Open location code
9C4WWVM6+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 388987833OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q8001718
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