Bridge No 148 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. Canal bridge.

Bridge No 148

WRENN ID
hallowed-tracery-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1987
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Bridge No 148, Trent and Mersey Canal, Betchton
OS grid reference
SJ 774 584
Coordinates
53.12245, -2.33766
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bridge No. 148 is a canal bridge located on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Betchton. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of random bond brick. The bridge features a single span with a central cambered arch, flanked by curved retaining walls that end in square-section brick piers. Above the parapet, there is ashlar coping, and a rectangular ashlar block is positioned above the center of the arch.

Local climate

Bridge No 148 receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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