Widcombe Footbridge (Bath)

United Kingdom / England / Bath
 footbridge, Grade II Listed (UK)
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\"Halfpenny Bridge\"Pedestrian bridge with tollhouse. Toll House 1862. Bridge dated 1877. The first footbridge was built here in 1863, connecting Widcombe with the city. A 100ft wide bow string trussed bridge in timber, designed by Hicks & Isaacs, it collapsed spectacularly in June 1877 as a result of overloading: hundreds of visitors to the Bath and West Show were standing on the bridge waiting to pay their toll on the southern side. This led to the deaths of eight people, and a high number of injuries. The replacement bridge was rapidly erected in a more stable steel box girder structure, using the same piers as the earlier bridge.
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Coordinates:   51°22'37"N   2°21'22"W
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