Canal & River Trust engineers have completed heritage-sensitive repairs to Grade II Listed Nanney’s Bridge, allowing the B5074 near Worleston to reopen.
Waterways charity, Canal & River Trust, has reopened the Grade II Listed Nanney’s Bridge in Cheshire after completing repairs following a vehicle strike.
Built between 1827 and 1833, to a Thomas Telford design, Nanney’s Bridge carries the B5074 over the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. The historic bridge was closed to traffic after a large section of the parapet was damaged by the collision.
The charity’s inhouse reactive response team carried out like-for-like repairs, using blue engineering brick, which is stronger and more frost resistant, and lime mortar, and reinstating the coping stones. They completed the works in just one week so the road, just north of Worleston, could reopen.
The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent & Mersey Canal, and Barbridge Junction, where it joins the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal. The 10-mile stretch runs through Cheshire farmland and many of the structures are original, with most also being Grade II Listed.
Jon Horsfall, director for the North West at Canal & River Trust, said: “Nanney’s Bridge carries a key road between Nantwich and Church Minshull and is a well-used route for people living and working in the area, and we know its closure has affected journeys for the local community.
“So, we’re delighted that our engineers and inhouse reactive response team have worked extremely hard to carry out a safe and heritage-sensitive repair to the almost 200-year-old structure and re-open the road as soon as they possibly could.
“Nanney’s Bridge is important to local residents and businesses, and we’d like to thank everyone in the local community for their patience and understanding whilst our charity completed this essential repair.”
To find out more about the Trust and it’s vital work, visit the Canal & River Trust website: www.canalrivertrust.org.uk
