Bridge 2 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Pendeford, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 52° 37.224 W 002° 09.214
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This single arch stone bridge over the The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was built as an accommodation bridge and is known as Bathurst Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYZK7
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/15/2018
Views: 2
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 carries a public footpath over the canal and has no access to the canal towpath.
The buttresses of the bridge have cast iron rope defenders to protect the bridge from tow ropes.
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 - Main Line)
Date constructed: 1830
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed farm track
Location: Pendeford, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
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