Burton Aqueduct On Lancaster Canal - Burton-in-Kendal, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 54° 11.152 W 002° 43.886
30U E 517525 N 6004234
This single arch stone bridge was built to carry the Lancaster Canal over a single track road.
Waymark Code: WMY8YB
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/12/2018
Views: 1
The northern part of the Lancaster Canal between Tewitfield and Kendal is no longer in use.
Until 1942 the Lancaster Canal connected Preston with Kendal. Known as the Black and White canal it carried coal north from the Lancashire Coalfields, and limestone south from Cumbria.
Apart from the eight locks at Tewitfield the canal followed the contours of the countryside and was very flat.
Competition from trains and roads eventually led to the locks at Tewitfield to be closed and Tewitfield became the northern terminus of the canal.
Nine miles of the old canal north of Tewitfield are still in water because it carries water from Killington Reservoir to supply the bottom part of the canal. Although boats cannot use this stretch of the canal the towpath is well maintained and used by walkers and cyclists. Above this point to Kendal it is no longer in water, but the line of the canal is visible and can be walked.
The Lancaster Canal Trust has been formed to try and reinstate all the canal from Tewitfield to Kendal but this will be difficult as the canal has been blocked at a few points by modern road crossings.
The Bridge
This bridge still carries the Lancaster canal over Station Lane, but as this stretch of the canal is cut off from the main line of the canal it no longer carries boats.
The towpath however is still maintained and is popular with both walkers and cyclists.
Height of bridge: 8 ft 9 in
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Cyclists and pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Station Lane
Date constructed: 1819
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes, except boats no longer travel on the canal
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Lancaster Canal (Northern Reaches - in water)
Location: Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria
Length of bridge: Not listed
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