Birks Bridge
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Description
Birks Bridge is a traditional packhorse bridge in the Duddon Valley, in the Lake District national park. The bridge is grade 2 listed. Built around the 1800′s, made of stone rubble, 2.5.metres in width and with drainage channels in the parapets with the voussoirs (drainage holes) being dressed. The gorge below has been smoothed by the constant action of the river Duddon, often very fierce when in full flow. The name comes from the Birch trees which can be found around here, hence Birch or ‘Birks’ Bridge -
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High Peak and Lowland -
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Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/49135225@N02/15998471997/
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 2 years, 5 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2015-01-02T11:02:31 -
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