Bridge 40 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Woodseaves, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 52° 49.137 W 002° 18.800
30U E 546275 N 5852352
This single arch brick bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) and is known as Double Culvert Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYXPZ
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/07/2018
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The Canal
Before canals became popular in the UK there was a port on the River Dee at Chester.
After the Trent and Mersy Canal was built a loat of boat traffic diverted to the canal and Chester was worried about losing all its trade and so proposed a canal from the River Dee to connect to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Middlewich with a branch to Nantwich.
After the canal was built to Nantwich the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was built to connect Nantwich to Authley near Wolverhampton. Eventually these canals and a number of others merged to form the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Bridge
The canal at this point is in a deep cutting and so the bridge rises high above the canal.
It carries a public footpath over the canal and gives access to both the canal towpath and Loynton nature reserve.
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line)
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed footpath
Location: Woodseaves, Staffordshire
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
Date constructed: Not listed
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