Arch Bridge 140 On The Leeds Liverpool Canal – Nelson, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 50.074 W 002° 13.442
30U E 551065 N 5965395
The Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Northern England.
Waymark Code: WMQ03J
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/20/2015
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The canal is 127.25 miles long and flows from the inland woollen town of Leeds to the coastal sea port of Liverpool, crossing the Pennines along the way. Work on the canal started in 1770 and built in a number of sections and was finally completed in 1816.
The stone bridge is also known as Lomeshaye Bridge and is a Historic England Grade II
listed building
with the following description. "Public road bridge, 1795. Robert Whitworth, engineer. Dressed stone. Single elliptical arch with rusticated voussoirs. Band and coped parapet ending in piers."
At some point one side of the bridge was widened and has a cast iron arch. The other side of the bridge has pipes that runs across the bridge parapet.