Macclesfield Canal
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The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in Cheshire East, England. There were various proposals for a canal to connect the town of Macclesfield to the national network from 1765 onwards, but it was not unti
The canal near Congleton
Macclesfield Canal just before Marple Junction
Roving bridges on the Macclesfield Canal are known locally as Snake bridges.
Roving bridge
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A roving bridge, changeline bridge, turnover bridge, or snake bridge is a bridge over a canal or navigable river constructed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the waterway when the towpath chang
Macclesfield Canal
…in 1975 and a large number of its structures have been Grade II listed in recognition of their historic importance. This includes a number of elegant roving bridges, which are known locally as snake bridges. Much of the canal is rural, passing through open countryside, and there are a number of impressive embankments…
Stone-built roving bridge 29 with spiral ramp on the Macclesfield Canal
Two locally made Horseley Ironworks roving bridges at Smethwick Junction on the Birmingham Main Line Canal
Split bridge at Spon Lane top lock, Smethwick