Arch Bridge 187 On The Lancaster Canal - Kendal, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 54° 19.442 W 002° 44.474
30U E 516829 N 6019605
This single arch bridge carries Sunnyside over the line of the canal and is known as Castle Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYHGZ
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/17/2018
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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
From Stainton northwards the canal has been filled in and the route of the old towpath still maintained as a footpath even though in some sections there is no sign at all that a canal ever existed.
The bridge is the most northerly bridge on the canal and is near to the Kendal terminus of the canal. The line of the canal has been tarmacced and provides a good footpath and cycling route.
Over time as Kendal expanded the bridge became too narrow to cope with increased traffic and has been widened on both sides with cast iron supports, although the original stone bridge still exists in the middle of the bridge.
Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Kendal, Cumbria
Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Sunnyside
Water or other terrain spanned: Lancaster Canal (Northern Reaches - filled in)
Architect/Builder: Not listed
Construction Date: Not listed
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