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Rivers of NW England

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River Derwent (Cumberland)

This river rises near Scafell Pike, flows through the Lake District to Keswick and eventually in to the Irish sea near Workington. Floods caused much desolation in 2009.

Crossings of the River Derwent (Cumberland)
Seatoller Bridge • Derwent Bridge (Keswick) • Keswick Bypass Bridge • Ouse Bridge • Derwent Bridge (Cockermouth) • Papcastle Bridge • Calva Bridge • A597 Temporary Bridge  • Northside Bridge

River Eden

The River rises in the extreme east of Westmorland and, after taking water from many tributaries, flows through the county and through Cumberland to reach the Solway Firth near the Solway Firth.

Crossings of the River Eden
Carr Bridge • Stenkrith Bridge • New Bridge (Kirkby Stephen) • Eastfield Bridge • Blandswath Bridge • Musgrave Bridge • St Lawrence's Bridge • Temple Sowerby Bypass Bridge
 • Eden Bridge • Millrigg Bridge • Langwathby Bridge • Eden Bridge (Kirkoswald) • Warwick Bridge • Carlisle Bypass Viaduct • Eden Bridge (Carlisle)

River Lune

This river is formed at Wath in Westmorland by the joining of two becks. It then flows through the Lune Valley and Kirkby Lonsdale to the sea near Lancaster.

Crossings of the River Lune
Low Lane Bridge • Raisgill Hall Bridge • Tebay Bridge • M6 - Tebay Bridge • M6 - Tebay Bridge (2) • M6 - Lune Valley Viaduct • M6 - Lune Valley Viaduct(2) • Lincolns Inn Bridge • Killington New Bridge • Devil's Bridge • Stanley Bridge • Lune Bridge • Lune West Bridge • Skerton Bridge • Greyhound Bridge

River Mersey and tributaries

Starts in Stockport at the confluence of the Goyt and the Etherow. Then flows along the border of Cheshire and Lancashire to reach the sea between Liverpool and Birkenhead. Part of the Manchester Ship Canal is used.


Crossings of the River Mersey and tributaries
River EtherowWoodhead Reservoir Bridge • Woolley Bridge • Compstall Bridge
River GoytLower Macclesfield Rd Bridge • Whaley Bridge • Chapel Bypass Bridge • Bridgemont • Albion Road Bridge • Union Road Bridge • Woodend Bridge • Marple Bridge • Otterspool Bridge • New Bridge (Stockport) • Carrington Bridge (Stockport) • St Marys Way Bridge • Park Bridge
River TameDowry Reservoir Outlet • Denshaw Bridge • Delph Bridge • New Delph Bridge • Tame Water Bridge • Frenches Bridge • Wellihole Bridge • Roaches Bridge • Stalybridge  • Caroline St Bridge • Clarence Bridge • Dukinfield Bridge (Whitelands)  • Alma Bridge • Shepley Bridge • M67 Denton Bridge • Broomstair Bridge • Beight Bridge • M60 - Reddish Vale Bridge • Tiviot Way Bridge • M60 - Stockport Bridge
River MerseyKnightsbridge • Mersey Square Bridge • King Street West Bridge • Hollywood Way Bridge • Brinksway Bridge • M60- Cheadle Heath Bridge • Cheadle Bridge • Kingsway Bridge (Cheadle) • M60 - Northenden Bridge (2) • M60 - Northenden Bridge • Northenden Bridge • River Mersey Bridge • M60 Bridge SE of Junction 7 • Crossford Bridge (Sale) • A6144 Bridge • Flixton Bridge • Warburton Bridge • Thelwall Viaduct • Kingsway Bridge • Warrington Bridge • Mersey Gateway Bridge • Silver Jubilee Bridge • Queensway Tunnel • Kingsway Tunnel

River Ribble

This river rises near Ribblehead in Yorkshire and then flows through the Ribble Valley and Preston in Lancashire to enter the sea near that point.

Crossings of the River Ribble and Tributaries
RibbleNew Inn Bridge • Settle Bridge • Runley Bridge • Penny Bridge • Cow Bridge • Brungerley Bridge • Edisford Bridge • Mitton Bridge • Ribchester Bridge • Salmesbury Bridge • Brockholes Bridge • Walton Bridge • Penwortham New Bridge • Guild Way Bridge
HodderOld Lower Hodder Bridge • Lower Hodder Bridge • Higher Hodder Bridge • Doeford Bridge • Burholme Bridge • Newton Bridge (Hodder) • New Bridge • Cross of Greet Bridge

River Wyre

This river rises in the Trough of Bowland, flowing through Lancashire to the sea at Fleetwood.

Crossings of the River Wyre
M6-Hollins Lane Viaduct • Garstang Bridge • Kirkland Bridge • St Michaels Bridge • Cartford Bridge • Shard Bridge




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