Bridge 55, Caldon Canal - Froghall Wharf, Froghall, Staffordshire. - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

Bridge No 55, is a road bridge, located on the Caldon Canal at Froghall Wharf.

The bridge is Grade II listed. The description given by British Listed Buildings is as follows;
'Canal road bridge. Circa 1783. Coursed dressed and squared stone.
Virtually round arch, string at carriageway level and parapet with
rounded coping both inclined up slope to north; piers at ends. The
last section of the Caldon Canal was opened circa 1783. The canal
was built to carry limestone from Caldon Low, first surveyed by
James Brindley, succeeded by Henshaw and John Rennie.' (visit link)

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. (visit link)

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Staffordshire Moorlands Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Foxt Road Water or other terrain spanned: Caldon Canal Architect/Builder: Henshaw and John Rennie engineers Construction Date: Not listed

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