Drone flight over the bridges at Wigg island with a bird strike near miss
Today’s drone flight is over at Wigg Island in Runcorn Cheshire taking a look at the Mersey gateway bridge and the Old quay swing bridge, as well as background views of the Silver Jubilee bridge. During the flight a flock of birds also took interest in the drone circling for several minutes before attempting an attack resulting in a near miss ! #bridges #rivermersey #runcorn #dronephotography #dronefootage #drone #dji #birdattack #nearmiss
Mersey gateway:
The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a toll bridge between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England, which spans the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. The crossing, which opened in October 2017, has three traffic lanes in each direction and is approximately 1.5 km (1 mile) east (upstream) of the older Silver Jubilee Bridge. It formed part of a wider project to upgrade the infrastructure around the Mersey crossings that included major civil engineering work to realign the road network, refurbish and add tolling to the Silver Jubilee Bridge, and build new interchanges.
Old quay swing bridge:
Old Quay Bridge is a swing bridge across the Manchester Ship Canal between Runcorn and Wigg Island, built circa 1894. It took its name from the Old Quay Canal, a now defunct canal which is more commonly known as the Runcorn to Latchford Canal.
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