Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 60

The Shropshire Union Canal Bridge Number 60 is a canal bridge built around 1830, designed by engineers Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton. It is constructed from coursed sandstone with ashlar dressings. The bridge features a wide elliptical hump-backed arch made of voussoirs, along with a coped parapet and a string course. On the towpath side, there are cast iron posts with grooves that were used for holding ropes on narrow boats. This section of the canal was originally part of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which was authorized by an act in 1826 and opened in 1835. It was later absorbed by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal in 1845 and became part of the Shropshire Union in 1846. The bridge, with its painted voussoirs and string course, creates a picturesque scene alongside the first (southernmost) of Tyrley Locks and the buildings at Tyrley Wharf.