Limekiln Bridge Trent and Mersey Canal - Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
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N 52° 57.646 W 002° 10.656
30U E 555241 N 5868222
Limekiln Bridge 105 is located on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Barlaston.
Waymark Code: WM10A1A
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/30/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 3

Limekiln Bridge 105 is located on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Barlaston. It is a brick built old farm bridge now used as a footpath/cycle path to take pedestrians/cycles over the canal.

"Limekiln Bridge No 105 is a minor waterways place on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) between Etruria Junction (Junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal, Caldon Branch, Uttoxeter 30 miles) (4 miles and 4½ furlongs and 5 locks to the north) and Great Haywood Junction (Junction of Trent and Mersey and Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canals) (14 miles and 3½ furlongs and 13 locks to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Etruria Junction is Burrington Drive Bridge No 105A; 2¼ furlongs away.
The nearest place in the direction of Great Haywood Junction is Jonathan Road Bridge No 104A; ¼ furlongs away." Source: (visit link)

The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93.5-mile long canal (150.5 km) in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and north-west of England, from Shadlow to Preston Brook. The first sod was cut by Josiah Wedgwood in July 1766 year Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent. The canal was completed in 1777 and included more than 70 locks and five tunnels, with the company headquarters in Stone. (visit link)
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Trent and Mersey Canal


Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Pedestrain and cycle track

Location:
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire


Length of bridge: Not listed

Height of bridge: Not listed

Date constructed: Not listed

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dtrebilc visited Limekiln Bridge Trent and Mersey Canal - Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK. 03/29/2019 dtrebilc visited it