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A17 Leadenham

Oct 1993. Did Leadenham need its bypass? Looking north.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 03, 2007 by SteveA30

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It all looks pretty quiet here.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 03, 2007 by SteveA30

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An abnormal load weaves its way around the sharp bend in Leadenham, heading north.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 03, 2007 by SteveA30

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Oct 1993. One man and his dog told me the bypass construction was imminent. The man agreed with the dog. I think it opened in 94 or 95.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 03, 2007 by SteveA30

A17 Sutton Bridge Open Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 09, 2007 by FreddyTheFrog

A17 Sutton Bridge Open Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 09, 2007 by FreddyTheFrog

Cross Keys Bridge
Crosskeys Bridge is the third bridge to cross the river Nene at this location. The first timber and cast iron bridge was built by Rennie & Telford in 1831. It was replaced by another, designed by Robert Stephenson, in 1850. The current bridge, a swing bridge like its predecessor, was built in 1897 and used to once cater for road traffic on one side and rail on the other. The railway reached Sutton Bridge in 1862 but with the Beeching cuts it was closed in 1965 and the bridge converted to purely road use, taking the A17 over the river. For a closer view see > <a title='http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1528308' rel='nofollow' href='http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1528308'>Link</a><img style='padding-left:2px;' alt='External link' title='External link - shift click to open in new window' src='http://s0.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png' width='10' height='10'/>.

Several images of the bridge (including one showing the previous swing bridge which no longer exists) when it was still used by the railway can be found here: <a title='http://www.leytransport.i12.com/joint.htm' rel='nofollow' href='http://www.leytransport.i12.com/joint.htm'>Link</a><img style='padding-left:2px;' alt='External link' title='External link - shift click to open in new window' src='http://s0.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png' width='10' height='10'/>. Many thanks to Ashley Dace > <a title='http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/29497' rel='nofollow' href='http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/29497'>Link</a><img style='padding-left:2px;' alt='External link' title='External link - shift click to open in new window' src='http://s0.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png' width='10' height='10'/> for providing this link.

Fosdyke Bridge
The River Welland at Fosdyke Bridge and boat cradle in the foreground

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Bonjour services without toilets (C) Mr M Evison

The River Witham below Beckingham Bridge (C) Tim Heaton
The bridge carries the A17 Beckingham bypass. The sloping banks carry river gauging equipment

A17 junction with the B6403 at Byard's Leap

Westbound A17 near to Fosdyke

Byard's leap According to local legend, hundreds of years ago, an ugly old witch called Meg and her black cat were held responsible for failing crops and dying cattle on Ancaster Heath. A local knight 'Big Jim' and his trusty steed Byard approached the witches hovel .... she attacked them and sunk her claws into Byard who made a prodigious leap, greater than any horse had ever made before. The witch fell off whereupon Big Jim dismounted and killed her. The four horseshoes mark the spot where Byard landed and has been known as 'Byard's Leap' ever since. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byards_Leap