Manton Viaduct Field Bridge Over The Chesterfield Canal - Manton, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 18.125 W 001° 05.134
30U E 627573 N 5907584
This brick single arch bridge is an accommodation bridge for a nearby farm over the canal and is bridge 45. It gets its name from a nearby railway viaduct over the canal.
Waymark Code: WM110Y0
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2019
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"The canal was built to link Chesterfield, Worksop and Retford to the Trent and so gain access to more trade. Local Anston Stone was transported by the canal to the river Trent for the building of the new Houses of Parliament. During the 19th century the canal was a commercial success due to local coal. However, mining caused subsidence in the Norwood Tunnel, severing the top end of the canal.
The Chesterfield Canal runs from the river Trent at West Stockwith to Chesterfield. The Canal is 45.5 miles (73.3 km) long and has 65 locks, but only the section from West Stockwith the eastern end of Norwood Tunnel is currently navigable. This navigable section is 31.6 miles (50.9 km) long and has 46 locks.
At the isolated western end of the canal, five miles and five locks have been restored. The new Staveley Town Basin opened in 2012. There are slipways at Tapton Lock in Chesterfield and Staveley Town Basin. There is also a craning pad at the basin. This leaves nine miles to be restored. There are detailed plans for the entire stretch, prepared by the Chesterfield Canal Partnership."
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