Bridge Number 63, Betton Road Bridge

Betton Road Bridge, also known as Bridge Number 63, is a canal bridge built around 1830 by engineers Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton. It is constructed of dressed red sandstone with tooled dressings. The bridge features an elliptical skew arch made of voussoirs and raised keystones, giving it a humped-back shape. It has a string course and a parapet with square end piers and rounded coping. The abutments are slightly battered and curved. On the towpath side, there are cast-iron corner posts that show grooves from rope haulage. An oval cast-iron number plate is located on the south side of the bridge. This section of the canal was part of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which was authorized by an act in 1826 and opened in 1835. It was incorporated into the Ellesmere and Chester Canal in 1845 and ultimately became part of the Shropshire Union Canal in 1846.