Milestone Bridge On The Lancaster Canal - Lancaster Canal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 54° 04.175 W 002° 48.666
30U E 512362 N 5991280
This new bridge over the Lancaster Canal will eventually carry the Heysham to M6 link road, a new bypass road for the county town of Lancaster.
Waymark Code: WMRWZE
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/15/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 1

"In January 2015 pre cast concrete arches were lifted into place for Milestone Canal Bridge. The new bridge will take the link road across the Lancaster Canal north of Hammerton Hall Lane. For a short period the arch of the bridge which spans 30 metres, will be the longest pre cast unsupported arch in the UK." Extracted from this link

The Lancaster Canal
"The Lancaster Canal is a canal in the north of England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria (then in Westmorland). The section around the crossing of the River Ribble was never completed, and much of the southern end leased to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, of which it is now generally considered part.

Of the canal north of Preston, only the section from Preston to Tewitfield near Carnforth in Lancashire is currently open to navigation for 42 miles (67.6 km.

The isolated northern part of the canal was finally connected to the rest of the English canal network in 2002 by the opening of the Ribble Link.

The remaining open part of the Lancaster Canal follows the same elevation contour on maps and is therefore free of locks." link

"The Millennium Ribble Link includes what was Great Britain's first inland waterway to be constructed in nearly 100 years when it was opened in July 2002, and was the first to be built for leisure purposes only, not commercial use. The 4-mile (6.4 km) link connects the once-isolated Lancaster Canal to the River Ribble. From the Ribble it is possible to reach the main navigable system via the River Douglas and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal's Rufford Branch subject to tides and weather conditions." link
Length of bridge: 30 m

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles, bikes and pedestrians

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The Lancaster Canal


Date constructed: 2015

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: The road is not yet open and so the bridge is currently unused.

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Heysham to M6 link road

Location:
Lancaster, Lancashire


Height of bridge: Not listed

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