Salwarpe Bridge (Salwarpe)
United Kingdom /
England /
Droitwich /
Salwarpe
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/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Droitwich
road bridge, Grade II Listed (UK)
Grade II listed canal road bridge. c1771 by James Brindley. Red brick in English bond with part-dressed splayed sandstone rubble parapet. High round-arched bridge, about 18 yards long and with cambered abutments; beneath arch there are 12 high level scaffold bearers with hardwood padstones still retained on either side. A bridge number plate (7) is attached to the north side of the bridge. The towpath passes beneath the bridge on the east side and is edged with large blue bullnosed bricks.
The Droitwich barge canal is a broad gauge canal linking Droitwich with the River Severn. James Brindley acted as the consultant engineer throughout its construction and it was completed in 1771. It was built to provide a reliable transport system for the salt industry and was worked by specially developed "wich" barges.
The Droitwich barge canal is a broad gauge canal linking Droitwich with the River Severn. James Brindley acted as the consultant engineer throughout its construction and it was completed in 1771. It was built to provide a reliable transport system for the salt industry and was worked by specially developed "wich" barges.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°15'22"N 2°11'4"W
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- Abbey Bridge and Viaduct 25 km
- Blythe Valley Business Park exit bridge 30 km
- Monument Road bridge 31 km
- Small Heath Bridge 32 km
- Widney Manor Road bridge over M42 32 km
- Clopton Bridge 34 km
- Heath Crescent Bridge 5b, Coventry Canal 51 km
- M6 Motorway Bridge, Coventry Canal 53 km
- Chepstow Road Bridge 76 km
- Droitwich Community Woods 1 km
- Droitwich Spa Town Centre 2.7 km
- Gaudet Luce Golf Club 3.8 km
- Ravensmeadow Golf Club 4.1 km
- Perdiswell Park Municipal Golf Course 4.7 km
- Worcester Racecourse 7.2 km
- Monk Wood 7.3 km
- Nunnery Wood 7.5 km
- Worcester City Centre 7.5 km
- Worcester Golf Club 10 km