The Happy Pontist

I crossed this bridge en route to its much bigger and better known neighbour, the Sankey Viaduct . It is a rod-stayed pedestrian bridge s...

Time for a couple more "Merseyside" bridges (using the regional term in a broad sense , before the pedants write in, again). ...

This is the last in this current series of posts, another bridge in Warrington spanning the River Mersey. It was built in February 1912 b...

The last two posts were a bit of a diversion from Merseyside, not being very near the River Mersey for a start. This time, it's back to ...

From the Dutton Horse Bridge , my journey ran south along the River Weaver. The next bridge of significance gives its name to the small town...

This is a short detour from Merseyside, however broadly that area might be defined. From Runcorn, the journey heads south-east towards Nort...

Righty-ho, from Liverpool, this tour heads inland, following the course of the River Mersey, although with a sharp detour coming up soon. ...

Wilkinson Eyre built their reputation as specialist bridge design architects with a series of spans where the art of structural engineering...

My Merseyside journey continued south from Bootle into the centre of Liverpool. Travelling along Regent Road, I crossed the entrance to Sta...

Ok, heading south along the coast from Southport, we come to Bootle, at the northern end of Liverpool. In 2006, RIBA organised a bridge de...