Bridge 2 Over Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) - Hurlestone, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 05.382 W 002° 34.373
30U E 528604 N 5882334
This single arch brick built bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Langollen Canal Mainline section of the Shropshire Union Canal for a nearby farm and is known as Bachehouse Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMY0XE
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/29/2018
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The Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) is a narrow canal and is part of the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal). It runs for 46 miles through 21 locks from Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls (which is a dead end) to Hurleston Junction (where it joins the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Nantwich to Bunbury)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 6 inches. The maximum draught is 3 feet and 11 inches.
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The Bridge
The bridge is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"Accommodation bridge, circa 1805 by J.Fetcher, Engineer (consultant T.Telford). Repaired and strengthened 1971 (plate on bridge). Engineering bricks in English Bond. Semi-circular arch with splayed abutments. Projecting brick carriageway band. Humped carriageway and splayed out approach walls. Rounded stone parapet copings and 4-way rounded pier caps."
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