Bridge 35 - 1842 - Hazelhurst Junction, Denford, Staffordshire. - Bridge Date Stones and Plaques on Waymarking.com

Bridge 35 is a cast iron footbridge that crosses the Caldon Canal at the Hazelhurst Junction.

The canal divides at the junction with the main line Caldon Canal descending through three locks in an easterly direction toward Cheddleton and on to Frogall, while the Leek Branch continues along the contour to cross the main line on the single-arched Hazelhurst Aqueduct.

The Leek Branch was opened in 1802 and was built both to extend navigation to the town of Leek and to improve water supplies to the main line of the Trent & Mersey Canal, the Caldon Canal being owned by the Trent & Mersey Canal Company. (visit link)

The bridge is a Grade II listed structure. Source: (visit link) The description given is as follows;
'Pedestrian bridge. Dated 1842. Cast iron and coursed squared and
dressed stone. Abutments in stone; roving plan arrangement, deep
copings coursing follows line of incline of abutment, raised string
at impost-level of cast-iron span; segmental arch with fish-scale
pattern balustrade screen; dated to centre panel. This branch of the
Caldon Canal was opened circa 1779. Set at the junction with the Leek
Branch, opened circa 1801.'

In June 2015 the bridge was repainted by volunteers - see the following link for details; (visit link)
See page 8 at the following link - (visit link)

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1842 Date stone, plaque location.: The date plaque is located in the centre of the bridge parapet. Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Caldon Canal Website (if available): [Web Link] Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed

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