Shard Bridge

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 Shard Road (the A588). The word shard is a Roman term for "low crossing point on a river".[1]

Shard Bridge
A view of Shard Bridge from the southern banks of the River Wyre
Coordinates53.8620°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

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

The first of two modern incarnations of the bridge was rebuilt in 1993, moving the structure a few yards downstream.

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

Notes
  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

References

The 1988 New Shard Bridge scheme by Lancashire County Council:


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