Cut Mark And Rivet On Bridge 180 On Leeds Liverpool Canal - Skipton, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 56.935 W 002° 00.951
30U E 564588 N 5978286
This cut mark is on the side wall of Bridge 180 on the Leeds Liverpool Canal next to the tow path. The bridge carries Cawder Road over the canal.
Waymark Code: WMMC70
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/30/2014
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This bench mark was used during the First primary levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 348.8400 feet [106.3264 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included on the Milner's Bridge to Bradford levelling line. The surveyor's description was No. 110. Bolt in South face of West pier of Horse Close Bridge ; 3.85 ft. above surface.
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Many of the bridges on the Leeds Liverpool canal, including this one, have the arch stones painted white to aid navigation. The cut mark has therefore been painted white.