Until the opening of the M6 motorway, it was a notorious bottleneck because of the narrow bridge over the River Eamont which is still today controlled by traffic lights.

The Grade I listed bridge crosses the old county boundary between Cumberland and Westmorland and is one of the oldest bridges in the country still in daily use. It probably dates from the 15th century but was widened in the 19th and the 20th centuries.

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