The Marine Way Bridge is

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Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

, England. The bridge was designed by Babtie (now part of Jacobs) with architect Nicol Russell Studios and was built by

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to replace a cast iron bridge that closed in 1990. With a main span of and a total length of , it opened for traffic on 17 May 2004. It was officially opened by

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British royal family. He is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest sibling of K ...

and Sophie, Countess of Wessex on 19 July 2004. Marine Parade Bridge

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