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Helland Bridge, a "Stick Insect" at Tredethy

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Helland Bridge, a "Stick Insect" at Tredethy
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A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
Helland Bridge, also known as the "Stick Insect," is a unique concrete bridge near Tredethy in Cornwall, built in 1937 by the Ministry of Transport as part of improvements to the A30 trunk road. It is notable for its distinctive, slender design and is considered an early example of modernist engineering in rural Britain.

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Photo: Neil Kennedy · CC BY-SA 2.0