Keywords: BedfordButterflyBridge.JPG The Butterfly Bridge A footbridge over the section of the river next to the Embankment which is used for rowing The bridge was opened by Big Ears in 1998 after an architectural competition and was notoriously expensive It was supposed to make a pontoon bridge used in the River Festival redundant and so pay for itself but in fact it is used as well as rather than instead of the temporary bride Own 2007-06-21 Simon Speed 52 8 1 39 N 0 27 10 19 W region GB_heading S Footbridges in Bedford Bedfordshire Bridges over the Great Ouse Iron tied arch bridges in the United Kingdom Photos by Simon Speed |