Bridge 190 On Leeds Liverpool Canal – Silsden, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 54.455 W 001° 57.386
30U E 568555 N 5973744
The Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Northern England.
Waymark Code: WMJ432
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/20/2013
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The canal is 127.25 miles long and flows from the inland woollen town of Leeds to the coastal sea port of Liverpool, crossing the Pennines along the way. Work on the canal started in 1770 and built in a number of sections and was finally completed in 1816.
The canal is no longer operational for commercial traffic but is popular with leisure boaters.
This steel counterweight swing bridge is also known as Woodside bridge and was built to give access to farm fields.
The Moveable Bridges of Britain
website tells us “John Powell reports that the old timber bridge was replaced by a steel swing bridge probably around 1980.
In July 2008 Woodside bridge was partly dismantled and clearly non-operational. The decaying deck timbers have at some time been covered with what looks like heavy duty roofing felt, which is lifting and cracking. The supporting undercarriage, traditional design on these bridges, has been dismantled.
The farm track leading to the bridge is heavily overgrown and piles of timber and debris now block the approach. The working area where an operator would have to walk to open and close the bridge is also heavily overgrown.”
Although the bridge is still not in perfect condition it looks like some repairs have been done. The covering on the deck of the bridge now looks like it is now in good condition.
Because the bridge is always open the co-ordinates are for the bank of the canal opposite the bridge.