Bridge 27 Over The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) - Church Eaton, UK - Arch 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. c1830-33. Telford design. Stone with stone band and copings. Single elliptical arch with voussiors. Slightly cambered solid parapet and piers. 2 iron rope fenders. Brick paved towpath beneath bridge." link

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Farm Vehicles What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) Date constructed: 1833 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed farm track Location: Church Eaton, Staffordshire Length of bridge: Not listed Height of bridge: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/30/2018 Alancache visited it