Shard Bridge
A view of Shard Bridge from the northern banks of the River Wyre
Coordinates53°51′43″N 2°57′45″W / 53.8620°N 2.9625°W / 53.8620; -2.9625
CarriesA588
CrossesRiver Wyre
LocaleSingleton — Hambleton, Lancashire, England
Maintained byLancashire County Council
Characteristics
DesignSegmental
Longest span714 feet (218 m)
History
Opened1992 (1992)
Location
Shard Bridge Act 1975
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend and repeal certain provisions of the Shard Bridge Act 1862; to confer new powers on the Shard Bridge Company; and for other purposes.
Citation1975 c. xxxvi
Dates
Royal assent12 November 1975

Shard Bridge is a bridge in the English county of Lancashire. It spans the River Wyre, connecting Singleton, on the southern side of the river, to Hambleton, on its northern side (an area known locally as "Over Wyre"), carrying both automotive and pedestrian traffic of the A588 Shard Road. The word shard is a Roman term for "low crossing point on a river".[1]

The original bridge was built in 1864,[2] and it went on to replace a ferry service between Stanah and Wardleys Creek further downstream to the west.

The bridge was moved a few yards downstream in 1993 when the first of its two current iterations was constructed.

Formerly a toll bridge, Shard Bridge is now a free municipal crossing.[3]

References

  1. ↑ A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and south Wyre, Nick Moore (2018), p. 21
  2. ↑ "Poulton Le Fylde". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  3. ↑ TheFylde.com Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

The 1988 New Shard Bridge scheme by Lancashire County Council:


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