Bridge 53, Lancaster Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 April 2015. Bridge.

Bridge 53, Lancaster Canal

WRENN ID: night-mullion-sienna
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wyre
Country: England
Date first listed: 20 April 2015
Type: Bridge
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A bridge over the Lancaster Canal built at the time of the canal's opening in 1797 by the engineer John Rennie and constructed of rock-faced sandstone.

The bridge carries a lane running east from Sturzaker House Farm. It has a single elliptical arch with a stepped keystone over the canal and towpath. The bridge is of hipped design with its parapets splayed outwards at either end. The parapets are supported on a band on both faces of the bridge.

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