Bridge 209 On Leeds Liverpool Canal – Shipley, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 50.222 W 001° 46.017
30U E 581139 N 5966094
This swing bridge allows road traffic to cross the Leeds Liverpool canal in Shipley. It is also known as Dock Road bridge.
Waymark Code: WMBPHQ
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/10/2011
Views: 4
The Leeds Liverpool canal is 127 miles long and built in stages. This part of the canal opened in 1774.
Even at its height of business this canal was not one of the busiest and there are a number of swing bridges along here. This one is unusual being a proper road, whereas others originally gave access to farmers and don’t tend to carry normal road traffic.
This is a very quiet road however and does not have a great deal of passing traffic.
The canal no longer carries goods traffic, and is only used for leisure craft. The bridge is not manned and so the boats all carry keys and windlasses to unlock and operate the bridge.
There is an information board with instructions on how to open and close the bridge.
Bridge Type: Swing Bridge
Pedestrian Traffic: yes
Bicycle Traffic: yes
Vehicular Traffic: yes
Railway Traffic: no
Built: Not listed
Span: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the bridge and record the exact coordinates where the picture was taken.