Arch Bridge 141 On The Lancaster Canal - Yealand Conyers, UK
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dtrebilc
N 54° 10.135 W 002° 44.217
30U E 517172 N 6002347
This single arch stone bridge carries a single track road over the canal and is known as Saltmire Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMY7Y3
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/07/2018
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The northern part of the Lancaster Canal between Tewitfield and Kendal is no longer in use.
Until 1942 the Lancaster Canal connected Preston with Kendal. Known as the Black and White canal it carried coal north from the Lancashire Coalfields, and limestone south from Cumbria.
Apart from the eight locks at Tewitfield the canal followed the contours of the countryside and was very flat.
Competition from trains and roads eventually led to the locks at Tewitfield to be closed and Tewitfield became the northern terminus of the canal.
Nine miles of the old canal north of Tewitfield are still in water because it carries water from Killington Reservoir to supply the bottom part of the canal. Although boats cannot use this stretch of the canal the towpath is well maintained and used by walkers and cyclists. Above this point to Kendal it is no longer in water, but the line of the canal is visible and can be walked.
The Lancaster Canal Trust has been formed to try and reinstate all the canal from Tewitfield to Kendal but this will be difficult as the canal has been blocked at a few points by modern road crossings.
The Bridge
This bridge is close to one of the places where the M6 crosses the canal and it was culverted. It is necessary to come off the canal and use Cinderbarrow Lane to cross over the M6 before rejoining the towpath.
The bridge is an Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"Bridge over Lancaster Canal, opened in 1819. Large punched limestone blocks. Single semi-elliptical arch with projecting keystone. Solid parapet with flat-topped coping and string course under. Western ends of parapets modified to align with adjoining motorway bridge."
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