Greyhound Bridge
The Greyhound Bridge is a road-connection spanning the River Lune as it runs through Lancaster, England. It serves as the primary route northwards, on account of a one-way system that directs all southbound traffic over Skerton Bridge.Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lancaster Castle and Lune Millennium Bridge.
Lancaster Castle
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. Lancaster Castle is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Greyhound Bridge.
Lune Millennium Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Lupin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed, multi-way footbridge which spans the River Lune in Lancaster, England. It was designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium of 2000. Lune Millennium Bridge is situated 490 feet west of Greyhound Bridge.
Grand Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grand Theatre in Lancaster, England is one of the oldest theatres in England and the third oldest in Britain, having been in near continuous use since 1782. Grand Theatre is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Greyhound Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skerton and Aldcliffe.
Skerton
Suburb
Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.
Aldcliffe
Village
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England.
Torrisholme
Suburb
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. Torrisholme is situated 1½ miles northwest of Greyhound Bridge.
Greyhound Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United Kingdom
- Categories: railway bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.05265° or 54° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.80023° or 2° 48′ 1″ westInception
1911Open location code
9C6V353X+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 557008409OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q19873714
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In Other Languages
“Greyhound Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Greyhound Bridge”
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