Norbury Road Aqueduct On The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Norbury, UK - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

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 Aqueduct
At this point the canal is carried on an embankment, higher than the surrounding land. This meant that at the point the canal meets the minor road a small aqueduct was constructed to carry the canal over the single lane road.

Height of bridge: 12 feet What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Boats on the canal, and pedestrians and cyclists on the towpath What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Single track minor road Date constructed: 1835 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) Location: Norbury, Staffordshire Length of bridge: Not listed

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