Bridge 80 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Audlem, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 00.194 W 002° 31.131
30U E 532287 N 5872738
This bridge carries a minor road over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) and is known as Bennets Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMYHV1
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/18/2018
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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. 1827-30. Telford design. Washed brick, with stoneband and copings. Single elliptical arch. Slightly cambered solid parapet, and piers. 2 iron rope fenders. Brick paved towpath beneath bridge."
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Since the bridge was listed a marina was built in 2010 nearby and the bridge is now also used as an access road to get to the marina.