Bridge 70 from the offside, April 2019
The bridge in 2009, before restoration started
The bridge on 21st October, 1972, as work was starting on the pumping station
The bridge in 1963. Photo JG Parkinson, by permission of Online Transport Archive

Bridge 70

Fri, 11/09/2020 - 19:21 / 0 Comments

This is the only complete original bridge on the Uttoxeter Canal

  • The bridge was built around 1810
  • Volunteers restored the bridge, which was at risk of collapse, between 2012 and 2016. It is now owned by Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust
  • The wooden rubbing post attached to the bridge is original and was put there to protect the bridge from damage caused by the towing ropes of horse-drawn narrow boats
  • It was last used by canal boats in January 1849