Runcorn Bridge
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Runcorn Bridge may refer to:
- The Silver Jubilee Bridge, a road bridge carrying the A533 over the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, also known as the Runcorn-Widnes Bridge
- The Runcorn Railway BridgeRuncorn Railway BridgeThe Runcorn Railway Bridge, which is also known as the Ethelfleda Bridge or the Britannia Bridge, crosses the River Mersey at Runcorn Gap from Runcorn to Widnes in Cheshire, England. It was built for the London and North Western Railway to a design by William Baker, chief engineer of the railway...
, a rail bridge over the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal - The Widnes-Runcorn Transporter BridgeWidnes-Runcorn Transporter BridgeThe Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge crossed the river Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal linking the towns of Runcorn and Widnes. It was completed in 1905, it was Britain's first transporter bridge and the largest of its type ever built in the world. It continued in use until 1961 when it was...
, a demolished bridge that crossed the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal from 1905 until 1961