Historic bridges · West Midlands
Butts Bridge
Butts Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Trencherbone Platform · 3.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Butts Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.4917°, -2.4992°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Butts Bridge carries Butts Bridge Road (Connecticut Route 668) over the Quinebaug River in the town of Canterbury, Connecticut. It is a well-preserved example of a Parker truss, built in 1937, late in the state's regular use of steel truss bridge designs. The bridge is also known as Bridge No. 1649 and carries an average of 2,300 vehicles per day as of 2011. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
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Background
Description
The Butts Bridge is located in a rural setting of southeastern Canterbury, spanning the Quinebaug River in a roughly east–west orientation. The bridge is a single-span steel Parker truss design that typifies truss bridges of the early automotive age. It is 231 ft long, and is 31 ft between the centers of the trusses. The trusses are mounted on concrete abutments, and the roadway is supported by concrete decking. The bridge is at least the fourth to stand in this general area, which has been on the route of a road between Norwich and Plainfield since colonial days. Earlier wood-frame bridges and wrought iron lenticular truss bridges were probably located further downstream, but their sites…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4917, -2.4992
- District
- Wigan
- Parish
- Wigan, unparished area
- Postcode
- WN7 2EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Established
- 1936
- Nearest railway station
- Trencherbone Platform — 3.6 km
- Official site
- spinnersmill.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w1026561703 (ODbL)
- commons: Bridgewater Canal, Butts Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 2325400.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Butts Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Butts Bridge?
- Butts Bridge is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WN7 2EG), in the parish of Wigan, unparished area.
- When was Butts Bridge built?
- Built or established in 1936.
- Is Butts Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Butts Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Butts Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Trencherbone Platform, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WN7 2EG.