Arch Bridge 123 Over Leeds Liverpool Canal - Hapton, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 47.148 W 002° 17.985
30U E 546135 N 5959918
The Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Northern England.
Waymark Code: WMQDYQ
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/13/2016
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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.
This bridge is also known as Knotts Bridge and is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building with the following text. "Bridge over Leeds-Liverpool Canal, c.1800, Engineers Robert Whitworth (d.1799) and Samuel Fletcher. Coursed sandstone blocks. Elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs, a band above, pilastered ends."
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The bridge was built as an accommodation bridge, probably for nearby farms although the area is quite industrial these days, and near to a motorway junction.