LAIRA BRIDGE, PLYMOUTH

4th September 2006

Laira Bridge was opened in 1887 and carried the LSWR branch to Turnchapel over the River Plym. The GWR also had running powers over the bridge in order to access their Yealmpton branch at Plymstock.
All photographs in this section have been kindly provided by Chris Sampson and Greg Scott.
OS Grid Ref: SX501543

A general view of the bridge with Plymstock on the left and Laira on the right. (Greg Scott)	Looking towards Laira from the Plymstock end. (Greg Scott)	Protective gate at the Laira end. (Greg Scott)	Looking through the protective gate towards Plymstock. (Greg Scott)
Deck view from the Plymstock end. (Chris Sampson)	Three quarter milepost on the bridge. (Greg Scott)	At the Plymstock end the embankment has been cut away to allow access onto The Ride for lorries and buses. This is the view looking inland from the end of the bridge. (Chris Sampson).	Extract from the OS 1:25000 map of the area.

Mapping images used on this site produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Images reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.