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Shard Bridge is a bridge in the English
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of
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
. It spans the
River Wyre The River Wyre, in Lancashire, England, flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. It is 28 miles (45 km) long and has a sheltered estuary which penetrates deep into the Fylde peninsula. Etymology The name ''Wyre'' is of pre-Roman, likely, ...
, connecting
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, on the southern side of the river, to Hambleton, on its northern side (an area known locally as "
Over Wyre Over Wyre is the collective name given to a group of villages in Lancashire, England, situated on the Fylde, to the north and east of the River Wyre. The group is usually considered to include Hambleton, Stalmine, Knott End-on-Sea, Preesall, ...
"), carrying both automotive and pedestrian traffic of the A588 Shard Road. The word ''shard'' is a Roman term for "low crossing point on a river".''A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and south Wyre'', Nick Moore (2018), p. 21 The original bridge was authorised by the , and built in 1864, and it went on to replace a
ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...
service between Cockle Hall and Wardleys Creek further downstream to the west. The bridge was moved a few yards downstream in 1993, when the third iteration was constructed. Formerly a
toll bridge A toll bridge is a bridge where a monetary charge (or '' toll'') is required to pass over. Generally the private or public owner, builder and maintainer of the bridge uses the toll to recoup their investment, in much the same way as a toll road ...
, Shard Bridge is now a free
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crossing.TheFylde.com


See also

* Shard Riverside Inn


References


External links

* The 1988 New Shard Bridge scheme by Lancashire County Council:
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Bridges across the River Wyre Buildings and structures in the Borough of Wyre Buildings and structures in the Borough of Fylde Bridges completed in 1864 Bridges completed in 1993 Former toll bridges in England Singleton, Lancashire Hambleton, Lancashire {{UK-bridge-struct-stub