Frankwell Footbridge - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
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N 52° 42.628 W 002° 45.289
30U E 516564 N 5840091
Frankwell Pedestrian Footbridge - A cable stayed steel & box girder bridge supported from a single concrete tower which has a main span of over 150 feet & crosses the River Severn. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Waymark Code: WMQKET
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/27/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
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Frankwell Footbridge - A bridge of two parts, the Suspension bridge crosses the River Severn, (the longest River in Britain) & the rigid box girder section on the Town center side, crosses the Smithfield Road.
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs, in Shropshire, Great Britain.

"RANKWELL FOOTBRIDGE – Built to a design by Mott, Hay and Anderson and opened on the 5th July, 1979. The fine cable stayed steel box girder bridge supported from a single concrete tower has a main span of 48 metres and connects the Frankwell Car Park to the Riverside Shopping precinct." Text Source; (visit link) & (visit link)
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