Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 53 (Hallemans Bridge)

Hallemans Bridge, also known as Bridge Number 53, is a canal bridge located on the Shropshire Union Canal, built around 1830 by engineers Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton. The bridge is constructed from dressed red sandstone with tooled ashlar dressings. It features an elliptical arch made of voussoirs and a flush keystone. There is a flat 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, along with an oval cast-iron number plate. This section of the canal was part of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which was authorized by an act passed in 1826 and opened in 1835. It was absorbed by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal in 1845 and later became part of the Shropshire Union Canal in 1846.