Bridge 18 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Wheaton Aston, 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. 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 over canal, circa 1832. Limewashed brickwork with stone coping and string course. Single elliptical arch on slightly concave sided plan with cambered carriageway and parapet, half round coping with piers at ends and cast iron hawser spurs at springings on towpath side. The Shropshire Union Canal was engineered by Thomas Telford, and completed in 1835." link

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Farm Vehicles What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) Date constructed: 1832 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed farm track Location: Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire Length of bridge: Not listed Height of bridge: Not listed

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