Runcorn, Victoria Park, Widnes and along the convoy route at about 1200 BST. The bridge, which crosses the River Mersey, was built as a replacement for the 1901 Transporter Bridge. Halton Borough ...

The original Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge crossed the river Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal to link Runcorn and Widnes and was completed in 1905. It was Britain’s first transporter bridge ...

Motorists using the Runcorn-Widnes bridge in Cheshire are facing delays over the next three days. Maintenance work is being carried out on the Silver Jubilee bridge, but it can only be done in ...

An aerial ferry or transporter bridge, 1,000 feet long in the clear, and spanning the Mersey has been opened to service connecting Widnes and Runcorn. The bridge has the longest span of any bridge ...

NEXT week the Runcorn Bridge will be illuminated against ... HRH Princess Alexandra. The old Transporter Bridge closed the following day. Originally the bridge could only accommodate 9,000 ...

The bridge, which connects Runcorn to Widnes in Cheshire and is known locally as Runcorn Bridge, has been free to cross since it opened in 1961. However, after the redevelopment users will be ...

This would mark the first fare increase on the bridges, which span the River Mersey linking Widnes with Runcorn, in seven and a half years - since the £1.86bn Mersey Gateway Bridge was inaugurated.

Torchbearer carries the Olympic Flame over Runcorn Bridge Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Torchbearer carries the Olympic Flame over Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge during the Torch Relay leg ...

Runcorn, Victoria Park, Widnes and along the convoy route at about 1200 BST. The bridge, which crosses the River Mersey, was built as a replacement for the 1901 Transporter Bridge. Halton Borough ...