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Runcorn, The Bridge c.1965
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Within 15 years of being built the bridge needed to be widened so that today it carries four lanes of traffic. When this work was completed in 1977 (at a cost of £12 million) the bridge was renamed the Silver Jubilee Bridge in honour of the Queen's Jubilee that same year - a most appropriate name as it glistens like silver when the sun shines on it. It also solves the problem of deciding what to call it - just in the titles of these photographs there is a plethora of other names being used.

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Memories of Runcorn, the Bridge c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Runcorn, The Bridge c.1965

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Construction Of The Bridge.
I lived in Albert Street only 300-400 yards from the Runcorn entrance to the bridge. I vividly remember watching the construction, fascinated by the huge trucks and pieces of steel being taken on to the bridge to be joined to the rest. My friends and I used to play on the construction site and took great pleasure in escaping from the site guards in the evenings (until we were actually caught and taken to to our parents to receive appropriate admonishment).
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Added 09 August 2012

The Bridge
I lived in Southbank Terrace when the bridge was under construction. Daily we would watch each new piece of steel be erected, always wondering what tomorrow would bring. The biggest disappointment we had was when the bridge opened, we were on holiday and missed it. I have a lovely print of the three bridges in my hall and although we moved to London you can take the girl out of Runcorn but not Runcorn out of the girl. I ...see more
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Added 04 August 2012

Rose Street
I was brought up in Rose Street - I was born in 1969. I used to drink in the Queens. Walk down Rose Street now, hardly know anyone. I moved from Widnes in 2000 to Southport.
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Added 27 March 2012

The Opening Of The Bridge Memories...
My memories of the Bridge are of when I used to travel from where my family lived in Weston Village into Runcorn (circa 1956) to do our shopping and watch the construction taking place, increasing in size each time we saw it - usually on a Saturday morning when we went into town to do the weekly shop in the market which was situated under cover next to the Runcorn swimming baths. Mine and my ...see more
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