Two Mile Bend (Gloucester)

United Kingdom / England / Gloucester
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This "Z" bend in the canal was always difficult for larger vessels to negotiate. Many vessels had to put lines ashore to swing them around the tight corners.

In 2006, a new bypass road was constructed with a swing bridge for large vessels across a new "cut" which reduced the severity of the bend.

There is a certain irony in the fact that funds to remove this obstacle were made available many years after large commercial traffic had all but ceased on the canal!
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Coordinates:   51°50'19"N   2°16'22"W
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