Arch Bridge 5 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Coven, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 52° 38.233 W 002° 09.837
30U E 556576 N 5832242
This single arch stone bridge carries Pendeford Hall Lane over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) and is known as Upper Hattons Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYZJQ
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/15/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member lenron
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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 over canal. c1830. Engineer Thomas Telford. Ashlar. Semi-elliptical arch with raised keystone and band to coped parapet." link
Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Coven, Staffordshire

Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Pendeford Hall Lane

Water or other terrain spanned: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line)

Architect/Builder: Thomas Telford

Construction Date: 1830

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