Widnes, Runcorn Widnes Bridge c.1961
Photo ref:
W97026

More about this scene
Below the bridges we can see the River Mersey, which was the former county boundary. At this point the river crossing narrows to form the Runcorn Gap, so that there was a ferry here from medieval times. Compared to the new road bridge (left) the railway bridge on the right seems so clumsy – its foundations had to be built under the water, and go down some 45 feet below the low-water mark.
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