Berisford Road Aqueduct Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Market Drayton - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

The bridge is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building.

"Canal aqueduct. C.1830. Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton, engineers. Coursed sandstone, rusticated to soffit; late C20 red brick parapet to west side and railings to.east. Wide round-headed arch to tunnel with low imposts carried through as string courses and voussoirs struck through continuously to soffit; steeply inclined and angled revetment walls to east and west with stone coping. A straight flight of steps to south-west gives access from road to canal. This stretch of canal formerly formed part of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal (Act passed 1826, opened 1835), which was absorbed by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal in 1845 and eventually became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846. Despite the parapet to west side, still an impressive structure. V.C.H. II, ( 1967), p.295; Charles Hadfield, The Canals of the West Midlands, (1966), Pp.183-9." link

Height of bridge: 15ft What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians and cyclists on towpath, boats on the canal What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Berisford Road Date constructed: 1830 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire Length of bridge: Not listed

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