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English: Greta bridges – Threlkeld Bridge Between the former Keswick and Threlkeld stations, the disused Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway crossed the River Greta no fewer than 8 times in a distance of only 4 miles. All these bridges are of the bow-string girder construction, of various sizes and alignments. In addition, the same stretch saw it crossing the Greta's main feeder, the River Glenderamackin, although the bridge here is of a simpler design. This stretch of railway, which opened in 1865 and closed in 1972, has now been converted into a footpath/cycleway, so all the bridges are easily accessible. To view all the bridges, which for identification purposes I have numbered 1 to 9 in an upstream direction, see https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2583546. Also included in the series are the two viaducts by which the A66 crosses the Greta, and the interesting Threlkeld Bridge on the old A594. This is Threlkeld Bridge on the old A594, now bypassed by the A66, from which this photo is taken. What is interesting about this bridge is that it is at the junction of the River Glenderamackin (which comes in from the left through the left hand arch of the bridge), St John’s Beck (which comes in from the right through the right hand arch of the bridge and the River Greta, which is the combined river flowing towards the photographer’s position – so arguably a bridge over three rivers!