River Bollin Aqueduct - Dunham Town - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

The Bridgewater Canal
"The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to Runcorn, and then from Worsley to Leigh.

Often considered to be the first "true" canal in England, as it relied upon existing watercourses as sources of water rather than as navigable routes. Navigable throughout its history, it is one of the few canals in Britain not to have been nationalised, and remains privately owned. Pleasure craft now use the canal which forms part of the Cheshire Ring network of canals." link

The Bridge
This bridge is a Historic England Grade II listed building with following text. "Aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal passing over the River Bollin some 10 m. below. Canal opened 1776, John Gilbert engineer. Ashlar and English garden wall bond brick. The aqueduct is flanked on the west by a road bridge over the Bollin. Both the bridge and the aqueduct have retaining walls and parapet walls which are segmental in plan. Each has a segmental ashlar keystone arch and band, 2 stone bands, brick parapet walls and stone copings. The aqueduct wall is battered and has been considerably replaced by concrete on the east side." link

Although the bridge alongside the aqueduct is described as a road bridge there is no evidence that it was ever used to carry vehicles and appears to be a footpath. Certainly it is grassed over these days.

On most UK canals the bridges are numbered, but on the Bridgewater Canal they are named, the style of the nameplates is white background with green lettering.

Height of bridge: 10m What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Canal boats on the canal, and pedestrian and cyclists on towpath What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: The River Bollin Date constructed: 1776 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Bridgewater Canal Location: Dunham Town, Greater Manchester Length of bridge: Not listed

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