Smith's Bridge 32 - Endon, Staffordshire, England, UK.
N 53° 04.852 W 002° 05.833
30U E 560472 N 5881647
Bridge No 32 is also known as Smith's Bridge and is located on the Caldon Canal near Park Lane, Endon.
Waymark Code: WMWTCD
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/11/2017
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Smith's Bridge No 32, is a stone, arch farmers accommodation bridge located on the Caldon Canal. The number 32 refers to it being the 32rd bridge from the junction of the Trent and Mersey Canal. (
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The Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal was built between Etruria and Froghall in 1776 at a cost of £23,560 and opened in 1779. It was built specifically to carry limestone from the quarries at Cauldon Low, near Froghall to Stoke on Trent.
In 1797 a secondary branch was built from Hazlehurst Locks to Leek. By 1811 a further extension from Froghall led to Uttoxeter, a further 13 miles, but only lasted until 1845. By 1849 a railway had been built, some of the track using the former canal bed. (
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