I’ve searched the forum,wiki and google but I can’t find a date for the opening of the current bridge.
I was a regular user of the A17 in the mid ‘80s when it was still the S1 lift bridge, then by the time I moved to the area in the mid ‘90s the new bridge was in place.
Fosdyke Bridge A17
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Re: Fosdyke Bridge A17
1815 for the wooden bridge by John Renniedoebag wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 07:46 I’ve searched the forum,wiki and google but I can’t find a date for the opening of the current bridge.
I was a regular user of the A17 in the mid ‘80s when it was still the S1 lift bridge, then by the time I moved to the area in the mid ‘90s the new bridge was in place.
1850 for the Stephenson Bridge
1907 for the swing bridge
http://explorelincolnshire.co.uk/fosdyk ... 37492.html
https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/ ... -bridge-2/
Re: Fosdyke Bridge A17
That' the same results I got from my google search.KeithW wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 09:421815 for the wooden bridge by John Renniedoebag wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 07:46 I’ve searched the forum,wiki and google but I can’t find a date for the opening of the current bridge.
I was a regular user of the A17 in the mid ‘80s when it was still the S1 lift bridge, then by the time I moved to the area in the mid ‘90s the new bridge was in place.
1850 for the Stephenson Bridge
1907 for the swing bridge
http://explorelincolnshire.co.uk/fosdyk ... 37492.html
https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/ ... -bridge-2/
I can't find a date for the current bridge.
Re: Fosdyke Bridge A17
Yes, it opened for single lane operation on 23 February 1990 and two way running was reported by the newspaper of 11 May 1990.
Contractor was Christiani and Neilson, cost £2.75 million. Detail per the Spalding Guardian via British News Archive.
Ian