Bridgwater & Taunton Canal - Structures

Huntworth Road Bridge – Canal Bridge No.12

 
       
Bridge Name:   Huntworth Road Bridge – Canal Bridge No.12
No.:   14
Location:    
Build Date:   1827 – modified 1930’s
Engineer:   James Hollinsworth
     
       
 
Description:    
Road bridge. Originally an arched bridge like others on the canal but this has been replaced by an iron beam construction at some date before 1940. Five demolition charge holes of this date are visible in E side of the new work and there is a possible foundation for a roadblock on the W side.1
References:   1. Somerset HER No.12602