Arch Bridge 60A On Leeds Liverpool Canal Basin - Haigh, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 34.018 W 002° 36.811
30U E 525595 N 5935412
The Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Northern England.
Waymark Code: WMPWR2
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/31/2015
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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 bridge carries the towpath over the entrance to a former canal basin and was originally part of the southern section of the Lancaster Canal. When this canal was not completed it was incorporated into the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
The bridge is a Grade II
Listed building
with the following description.
"HAIGH HALL LANE SD 50 NE (east end) 5/54 Bridge over entrance to Canal basin on - Leeds and Liverpool Canal - II Bridge. 1780's. For Lancaster Canal south branch. Stone. Elliptical arch with band over, end piers and parapet."