Governor's Bridge

Governor's Bridge

Infobox TT course
Name = Governor's Bridge


Caption =
Latitude = 54.172
Longitude = -4.468
OSgridref = SC389779
Parish = Onchan
Distance =
Precedes = The Nook
Follows = TT Grandstand

Governor's Bridge (formerly know as Heywood's or the Deemster's Bridge) ["Streets of Douglas Old and New" by Stuart Slack pp68 (1996)(1st Edition) The Manx Experience ISDN 1873120-237] is a double hairpin bend and road junction on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man between the 37th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course and the TT Grandstand on the primary A2 Glencrutchery Road in the town of Douglas.

The Governor's Bridge road junction and hairpin bends is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1920 for the Isle of Man TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix Races. This junction was also part of the Clypse Course for the Isle of Man TT races between 1954 and 1959. It is also part of the Willaston Circuit used for cycle racing, classic car racing and used as part of timed special stage for the Rally Isle of Man.

For the 1920 Isle of Man TT Races, changes where made to the Mountain Course and competitors now turned left at Cronk-ny-Mona and followed the primary A18 Mountain Road to Governors Bridge with a new start/finish line on Glencrutchery Road which lengthened the course to 37¾ miles. This included the creation of a new link road at Governor's Bridge on the primary A2 Ramsey to Douglas Road between the road junction of the newly created A18 Bemahauge Road (from Governor's Bridge to Signpost Corner), the A2 Governor's Road/Glencrutchery Road and Victoria Road in Douglas. ["Manx Milestones" by Stuart Slack pp58 (2003) (1st Edition) The Manx Experience ISBN 1 873 120 58 3] The new link road effectively isolated from the main road traffic and created the 'Governor's Dip' a hairpin bend on the primary A2 road which was used as part of the Snaefell Mountain Course for motor-cycle racing. The new link road also created a small wooded glen on the site which is known for the distinctive horse-chestnut trees.

For the 1954 Isle of Man TT races, the approach to Governor's Bridge on the A18 Bemahauge Road was widened with the removal of a grass bank to accommodate the re-introduced Sidecar TT on the Clypse Course. During October 2007 the Isle of Man Department of Transport began road widening at Braddan Bridge on the Mountain Course and the creation of a roundabout. The Department of Transport also announced a proposal to build a new section of road for the Mountain Course with a link road from Signpost Corner to Governor's Bridge using the pre-existing A18 Bemahague Road. This road widening scheme began in February 2008 ["Isle of Man Examiner" pp5 dated 5th February 2008] with the removal of trees on the Bemahague Estate which includes Government House, the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

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