Arch Bridge 128 On The Lancaster Canal - Carnforth, UK - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

When the Lancaster Canal was built in 1797 most of the bridges were built to a standard plan. They were made of stone with a single arch carrying a single track road. Even to this day most of the bridges still carry single track roads.

The canal passes mainly through rural farmland but at this point the road traffic has become too heavy for a single track road and the 2nd wider arch provides for two way traffic. In addition a metal footbridge has also been added near to the southern side of the bridge.

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

Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Market street Water or other terrain spanned: The Lancaster Canal Architect/Builder: John Rennie Construction Date: 1797 Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Not listed

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