Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Greater Manchester, England. Completed in 1820, it crosses the River Irwell, connecting Salford to Manchester.Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: 19th-century bridge in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Blackfriars Bridge, Manchester” and “River Irwell, Blackfriars Street Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manchester Arena and Manchester Cathedral.
Manchester Arena
Stadium
Photo: Rob Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manchester Arena is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria railway station in air rights space. Manchester Arena is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Blackfriars Bridge.
Manchester Cathedral
Church
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church. Manchester Cathedral is situated 920 feet northeast of Blackfriars Bridge.
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. It is part of the University of Manchester. John Rylands Research Institute and Library is situated 1,300 feet south of Blackfriars Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria-Shopping District and Manchester city centre.
Victoria-Shopping District
Photo: Nicholasjf21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This covers the area in central Manchester north of Piccadilly Gardens and east of Bridge St and Princess St, served by Victoria railway station. It covers the locales of the Millennium Quarter and St.
Manchester city centre
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Nisbet, CC BY 2.0.
Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57 Mancunian Way, which collectively form the inner ring road.
Spinningfields
Neighborhood
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinningfields is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It developed in the 2000s between Deansgate and the River Irwell by Allied London Properties.
Blackfriars Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, industrial archaeology site, and transportation
- Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.48379° or 53° 29′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.24787° or 2° 14′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5VFQM2+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 570246726OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q4922900
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Dutch—“Blackfriars Bridge” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “پردی بلاکفرایەرز، مانچستەر”
- Dutch: “Blackfriars Bridge”
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