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BW to rebuild historic bridge
A £250,000 restoration project by British Waterways is now underway to rebuild a 200-year old bridge on the Trent & Mersey Canal after it partially collapsed in October 2008.
Bridge 20 near Stenson was damaged when a tractor and trailer passed over it causing sections of the bridge and the trailer's load to fall into the canal. The restoration will involve the use of traditional materials and repair techniques. A number of bricks from the collapsed sections were recovered and will be used in the repair, along with locally sourced bricks selected to provide an exact match with the original brickwork. Bespoke sandstone copings have also been produced to rebuild the bridge parapet.
The rebuilt bridge deck will also benefit from concrete reinforcements to increase its load bearing capacity and help prevent a similar collapse from happening again. Infrastructure services company, May Gurney, estimates that the rebuilding works will take approximately ten weeks, with the repair being carried out as part of the annual winter stoppage programme across the country.
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