Bridge 43 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - High Offley, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 52° 49.831 W 002° 20.355
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This single arch brick bridge is an accommodation bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) for a nearby farm and is known as Bullock's Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYWWW
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/03/2018
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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.
"Road bridge over canal. c1829-32. Telford design. Brick, with stone band and copings. Single elliptical arch. Slightly cambered solid parapet and piers. 2 iron rope fenders."
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