Braddan Bridge

It is a landmark on the Isle of Man TT road-race course, situated in the countryside close to the outskirts of Douglas town where motorcycles slow to negotiate a left-right 'S' bend over the river.

It is situated between the 1st and 2nd Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races, on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road and the A23.

In 1963 the Queen Mother travelled from Douglas to here to attend one of the church services in the Royal Coach F.36 which is now in preservation in the Port Erin railway museum at the line's southern terminus.

Long after the railway had closed (the last trains ran in September 1968), the station's booking office and waiting shelter remained extant.

There is now no evidence that the railway passed through here except for a section of rail used as fence posted on the Western side of the bridge.

Three way road junction with bridge over river to left and building rooftops to centre behind road and lower down closer to river level
Joey Dunlop Foundation building behind the left bend at Braddan Bridge with red/white safety buffers on walled parapet
Racing sidecar outfits approaching camera position about to enter the left part of the bridge section
F2 Sidecar outfits about to turn right, showing the racing line through the 'S' bend at Braddan with other machines on the actual bridge over the river, having a railed parapet to the right and wall with over-run buffers to the left
Historical seated area in church grounds, with a TT rider approaching from the first part of the 'S' bend in the distance