Wallasey Pool
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Wallasey Pool is a natural inlet of water and separates the towns of Wallasey and Birkenhead on the Wirral, Merseyside, England. The pool was converted into the sophisticated Birkenhead Dock system from the 1820's onwards. The head of Wallasey Pool, in the district of Poulton, was converted to Bidston Docks in 1933, but was filled in during 2004.
[edit] Bridges across Wallasey Pool
Four notable road bridges cross Wallasey Pool, in particular the Penny Bridge in Poulton which crosses the head of the pool to connect road users with Birkenhead's former industrial area. The bridge took its name from the original fare of one penny to cross in one direction. The bridge sported distinctive steel girders for many years but there were removed during the bridge's refurbishment in 2000. Though its lifting mechanism survives, it is no longer used owing to the filling in of the portion of the pool next to the bridge.
Two further bridges, collectively named the Four Bridges also cross the Wallasey Pool and continue to boast distinctive red girders. The pair of bridges connect the Seacombe district of Wallasey with Birkenhead's north end.
Duke Street bridge has green girders and joins the southern end of Poulton with the north end of Birkenhead.
