2013

SJ4365 : Quarry Bridge, Shropshire Union Canal

taken 11 years ago, near to Christleton, Cheshire West And Chester, England

Quarry Bridge, Shropshire Union Canal
Quarry Bridge, Shropshire Union Canal
Bridge 121 looking towards Chester.
The Shropshire Union Canal

The Shropshire Union Canal (from Autherley to Nantwich) was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1835. There are long straight sections of this canal which required either embankments or cuttings to avoid the need for locks. Although this was a more difficult procedure, the end route was shorter and the progress for horse drawn working boats could be maintained with (hopefully) no stoppages. The canal (formerly the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal) was opened at a time when railways were making serious inroads into the canal companies' businesses.

The current Shroppie north of Nantwich was formerly the Chester Canal, opened in 1779, and has wider locks and bridges. Boats up to nine feet in beam can still navigate this section; Telford's canal accommodates only narrowboats up to seven feet in beam.


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Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4382 6546 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:10.9953N 2:50.5279W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4385 6543
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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