Arch Bridge 6 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Coven, UK - Stone 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 Bridge
The bridge is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"Accommodation bridge over canal. C1830. Engineer Thomas Telford. Ashlar. Semi-elliptical arch with raised keystone; band to coped parapet." link

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Coven, Staffordshire Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Unnamed farm track Water or other terrain spanned: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) Architect/Builder: Thomas Telford Construction Date: 1830

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/06/2021 Grahamthegray visited it