Arch Brayton Road Bridge - Brayton, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 45.926 W 001° 04.551
30U E 626828 N 5959141
This Grade II English Heritage Listed Building bridge crosses the Selby Canal.
Waymark Code: WMPH3X
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/31/2015
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The Selby Canal is a 6-mile (9.7 km) canal with 2 locks which bypasses the lower reaches of the River Aire in Yorkshire, England, from the village of West Haddlesey to the town of Selby where it joins the River Ouse. It opened in 1778, and provided the main outlet for the Aire and Calder Navigation until 1826, when it was bypassed by a new cut from Ferrybridge to Goole. Selby steadily declined after that, although traffic to York still used the canal.
The bridge known as Brayton Road Bridge became an English Heritage Grade II listed building on 17th November 1966 and has the following listing "8th LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST COMPILED UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 NORTH YORKSHIRE SELBY 5342.
Canal Bridge. Late C18. Ashlar. Segmental headed arch. Band, solid parapet and capping, curved splayed ends with round piers at ends. Spans the Selby Canal."
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