Bridge 183 On Leeds Liverpool Canal – Bradley, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 55.528 W 002° 00.143
30U E 565509 N 5975689
The Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Northern England.
Waymark Code: WMMKE7
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/02/2014
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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 is a steel counterweight swing bridge and is also known as Hamblethorne swing bridge. It is an access bridge for a nearby farm which had its fields split into two when the canal was built.
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The bridge is always locked in position across the canal and boat owners carry the anti-vandal key to unlock the bridge when they wish to pass along the canal. It is manually operated with a simple lever arm to push and pull the bridge into position.