Hatherlow Aqueduct On Peak Forest Canal - Chadkirk, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 24.617 W 002° 05.617
30U E 560249 N 5918294
This single arch bridge carries the Peak Forest Canal over a minor road.
Waymark Code: WM10EMD
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/24/2019
Views: 1
The Peak Forest Canal
It is a narrow canal constructed between 1794 and 1805 and is fourteen miles long. It connects Buxworth with Dukinfield where it joins the Ashton Canal. The main purpose of the canal was to transport limestone from quarries above Buxworth. There are sixteen locks near the town of Marple that raise the canal a height of 210 feet in a distance of 1 mile.
The advent of the railways and later modern roads led to the decline of the canal and it fell into disuse between 1920 and 1960. An upsurge in leisure boat use led to the canal being restored and reopened in 1974.
The Aqueduct
At this point the canal is on a high embankment and so the aqueduct is needed to carry the canal across the road. There is a sign on the road side of the aqueduct indicating that the height of the bridge is 5ft 3 inches high.
Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Chadkirk, Greater Manchester
Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Peak Forest Canal
Water or other terrain spanned: Chadkirk Road
Architect/Builder: Not listed
Construction Date: Not listed
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