Bridge 74 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Coxbank, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 52° 57.991 W 002° 30.416
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This single arch bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) is an accommodation bridge for a nearby farm and is known as Spinks Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYJ53
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/19/2018
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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.
After the canal was built to Nantwich the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was built to connect Nantwich to Authley near Wolverhampton. Eventually these canals and a number of others merged to form the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Bridge
The bridge is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"Accommodation bridge. 1827-30. Telford design. Brick, with stone band and copings. Single elliptical arch. Slightly cambered solid parapet, and piers. 2 iron rope fenders. Brick paved towpath beneath bridge."
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