Walney Bridge

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.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Barrow-in-Furness
Also known as: “Jubilee Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Walney and Dock Museum.

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Walney

Church

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St Mary the Virgin's Church is located on the Promenade, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Barrow, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Walney is situated 880 feet west of Walney Bridge.

Dock Museum

Museum

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The Dock Museum is situated in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Most of its exhibits concern the history of the town, focusing on the shipbuilding industry at VSEL, the steelworks industry — of which Barrow once had the world's largest, the Furness Railway and the World War II bombings of the town. Dock Museum is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Walney Bridge.

Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library

Library

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Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library is a Grade II listed Beaux-Arts style building located at Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, England. Operated since 2023 by Westmorland and Furness Council, it is the largest library in the town and the present structure, designed by J A Charles was originally built as a Carnegie library with support from the Carnegie Foundation. Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Walney Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vickerstown and Barrow-in-Furness.

Vickerstown

Suburb

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vickerstown is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, covered by the wards of Walney North and Walney South. It is an example of a model village built for workers by a company needing to expand, having been constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering.

Barrow-in-Furness

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Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport in Cumbria, at the tip of the Furness peninsula. Many visitors come to Barrow for the Dock Museum, which tells the history of steelworks, the shipyard and the Barrow Blitz.

North Scale

Village

North Scale is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney, Cumbria, England. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of Vickerstown.

Walney Bridge

Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.10762° or 54° 6′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.24347° or 3° 14′ 37″ west

Inception

July 30th, 1908

Open location code

9C6R4Q54+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 587665819

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q7963551

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In Other Languages

“Walney Bridge” goes by many names.

French: “pont de Walney”
French: “Pont de Walney”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Centre and Walney Park Crown Green Bowls Club.

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