Arch Bridge 47 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Knighton, UK - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

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. 1829-32. Telford design. Stone, with band and copings. Single elliptical arch with voussiors. Slightly cambered solid parapet, and piers. 2 iron rope fenders" link

At the time of the creation of this waymark one side of the bridge was undergoing repair.

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Knighton, Shropshire Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Unnamed farm track 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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