Bridge 1 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Newport Branch) - Norbury, UK - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

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.

Subsequently a branch line of the canal was built to Telford from Norbry Junction where there was a busy wharf. These days the Telford Branch is no longer in use but the wharf still has a marina and moorings for leisure boats.

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 across entrance to former Newport Branch Canal. c1829-32. Telford design. Stone, with stone band and copings. Single elliptical arch with voussoirs. Stonework slightly battered outwards-towards base. West side has solid parapet and piers. East side has solid, low, curving parapet and oval iron number-plate. 2 iron rope fenders. Stone towpath coping beneath bridge." link

A very short stretch of the canal beyond the bridge is still in water with private moorings. Just beyond this the chamber of lock 1 on the canal has had a boat repair yard built over it and can be drained to act as a dry dock if necessary.

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians and cyclists What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Newport Branch) Date constructed: 1835 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Towpath of The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) Location: Norbury, Staffordshire Length of bridge: Not listed Height of bridge: Not listed

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