Whitebridge Lane Bridge - Stone, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 52° 54.562 W 002° 09.622
30U E 556465 N 5862518
This single span brick bridge carries Whitebridge Lane over the Trent & Mersey Canal and is bridge 96.
Waymark Code: WM10B9X
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/06/2019
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"As its name implies, the Trent and Mersey canal (T & M) was built to link the River Trent at Derwent Mouth (in Derbyshire) to the River Mersey. The second connection is made via the Bridgewater Canal, which it joins at Preston Brook in Cheshire. Note that although mileposts measure the distance to Preston Brook and Shardlow, Derwent Mouth is a mile or so beyond Shardlow.
The plan of a canal connection from the Mersey to the Trent ("The Grand Trunk") came from canal engineer James Brindley. It was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1766 and the first sod was cut by Josiah Wedgwood in July that year at Brownhills, Burslem. In 1777, the canal was completed, including more than 70 locks and five tunnels, with the company headquarters in Stone."
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The bridge is on the outskirts of the town of Stone and carries one of the town's roads.
Travelling south on the canal and this bridge marks the entry point to Stone and there is a sign on the north side saying welcome to Stone.
Pipes also cross the canal at each side of the bridge.