Lancaster Canal Carr Lane Bridge (That Part In Lancaster District) is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1970. Bridge.
Lancaster Canal Carr Lane Bridge (That Part In Lancaster District)
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1970
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LANCASTER
SD45NE BROKEN BACK LANE 1685-1/2/23 Carr Lane Bridge (No.93), (that part 30/11/70 in Lancaster District) (Formerly Listed as: CANAL BRIDGES Carr Lane Bridge (No. 93))
II
Also known as: Broken-Back Bridge BROKEN BACK LANE. Public road bridge over the Deep Cutting of the Lancaster Canal, which was opened in 1797. Probably by John Rennie (engineer). Coursed squared sandstone. Concave in plan, with slightly battered abutments. Semi-elliptical arch with triple keystone. The band (which indicates the original road level) falls towards the centre of the bridge and gives the impression that the arch has broken. The road surface has been raised and the parapets, with rounded copings and rectangular terminals, have been rebuilt and have been pierced at the centre with railings, presumably facilitating drainage of the roadway. The bridge has long been known as Broken-Back Bridge and must have given its nickname to the lane (originally Carr Lane) which it carries over the canal. Part of this bridge is in Thurnham CP.
Listing NGR: SD4713058560
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