Metal Bridge, Cumbria

Metal Bridge is a small settlement in Cumbria, England between Carlisle and Gretna, formerly on the main A74 road.

Metal Bridge
Metal Bridge Inn
Metal Bridge Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the former City of Carlisle district Metal Bridge Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY356648
Civil parish	Rockcliffe Westlinton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA6
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Carlisle
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.9740°N 3.0054°W / 54.9740; -3.0054

The settlement consists of a few properties clustered around a public house (now a restaurant) of the same name,^[1] on the south bank of the River Esk, in a corner of Rockcliffe parish.

The settlement and pub (and nearby forest plantation) derive their name from the Thomas Telford designed metal bridge that spanned the river at this point on the road to Scotland.^[2]

The M6 motorway extension opened in December 2008 and bypasses the village, replacing the A74 road dual carriageway as the main route across the Scottish border.^[3]