Mersey Gateway Bridge
The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a toll bridge between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England, which spans the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: toll bridge over the River Mersey
- Also known as: “Mersey Gateway” and “The Mersey Gateway”
Photo: Dgp4004, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Quay Bridge and St Mary’s Church, Widnes.
Old Quay Bridge
Bridge
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Old Quay Bridge is a Grade II listed swing bridge in Runcorn, England. Old Quay Bridge is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Mersey Gateway Bridge.
St Mary’s Church, Widnes
Church
St Mary's Church is in the West Bank area of Widnes, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. St Mary’s Church, Widnes is situated 1 mile west of Mersey Gateway Bridge.
St Marie’s Church, Widnes
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Marie's Church is a redundant Roman Catholic church in Lugsdale Road, Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. St Marie’s Church, Widnes is situated 1 mile northwest of Mersey Gateway Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Astmoor and Widnes.
Widnes
Photo: Rancher2019, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
Runcorn
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The industrial inland port of Runcorn is a treasure trove of architectural styles, from medieval ruins to 1970s utopia. Its impressive bridges across the River Mersey mark the gateway north to cosmopolitan Liverpool and south to leafy Cheshire.
Mersey Gateway Bridge
- Categories: cable-stayed bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Halton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.35263° or 53° 21′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.7129° or 2° 42′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C5V973P+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 606427603OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6820551
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Polish—“Mersey Gateway Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মার্সি গেটওয়ে সেতু”
- Chinese: “默西盖特威大桥”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى ميرسى جيتواى”
- French: “Mersey Gateway Bridge”
- German: “Mersey Gateway Bridge”
- Italian: “Mersey Gateway Bridge”
- Polish: “Mersey Gateway Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Runcorn Sands and Wigg Island Community Park.
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