Bridge 211 On Leeds Liverpool Canal – Esholt, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 50.869 W 001° 44.563
30U E 582713 N 5967323
This swing bridge originally allowed access to a corn and fulling mill before it was demolished. It is also known as Buck Hill bridge.
Waymark Code: WMBPK8
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/10/2011
Views: 4
The Leeds Liverpool canal is 127 miles long and built in stages. This part of the canal opened in 1774.
Even at its height of business this canal was not one of the busiest and there are a number of swing bridges along here. This one is simply operated by pushing a metal arm connected to the bridge.
The bridge now links to walking paths on the other side of the canal and down to the River Aire to the North.
There used to a mill called Buck Mill to the South and this bridge gave access to it.
The canal no longer carries goods traffic, and is only used for leisure craft. The bridge is not manned and so the boats all carry keys to unlock the padlock to a heavy chain that is used to keep the bridge locked.
Bridge Type: Swing Bridge
Pedestrian Traffic: yes
Bicycle Traffic: no
Vehicular Traffic: no
Railway Traffic: no
Built: Not listed
Span: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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