Bridge 98 Over Shropshire Union Canal (Main Line) - Hurlestone, UK - Arch 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. However the Trent and Mersey Canal were unco-operative about a junction at Middlewich, and so the route to Nantwich was opened in 1779.

The branch to Middlewich was finally completed in 1833 and this bridge is the nearest bridge to the junction on its western side. Subsequently a number of canals were merged to form the Shroshire Union Canal.

The Bridge
This bridge is over a stretch of the canal which was originally part of the Chester Canal, before it became the Shropshire Union Canal.

The bridge has had to be strengthened at some point and has a number of rods through the abutments.

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Farm vehicles What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Nantwich to Bunbury section of the Chester Canal section of the Shropshire Union Canal (Mainline). Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed farm track Location: Hurlestone, Cheshire East Length of bridge: Not listed Height of bridge: Not listed Date constructed: Not listed

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