Rochdale Canal Bridge 88a – Manchester, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 28.974 W 002° 13.653
30U E 551258 N 5926269
The Rochdale canal is 32 miles long and connects Manchester on the west side of the Pennine Hills and Sowerby Bridge on the east side.
Waymark Code: WMGGF4
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/03/2013
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Details of this bridge
This cast iron bridge is on the north eastern outskirts of Manchester and has a red cast iron parapet resting on brick supports. It is known as Kitty Bridge
The bridge was manufactured by the R & J Rankin Union Foundry in Liverpool. It is an access bridge to allow pedestrians to cross the canal. It was probably erected to allow access to the Royal Mill a large cotton mill next to the bridge.
The Canal History
The Rochdale Canal was completed in 1804 and is one of three canals that cross the Pennine hills. This is the only one that doesn’t use tunnels. In addition it was a broad canal with bridges and locks that allowed boats of 14 feet width to pass through.
The one downside of not using tunnels is that it originally had 92 locks. These days two of them have been combined into one deep lock.
Competition from railways and roads subsequently led to a decline in goods being carried and by 1937 the only section left in operation was at the Manchester end of the canal.
In 1965 there was talk of abandoning the canal but by this time leisure boating had become very popular in the UK and there was a campaign to keep it open. Work was started and the canal slowly re-opened in a number of different stages. The whole length finally reopened in September 2007.
All the locks on the canal have a standard length of 72 feet (22 metres).
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The Rochdale Canal
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed path.
Location:
Greater Manchester
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
Date constructed: Not listed
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