Bridgwater & Taunton Canal - Structures

Outwood Swing Bridge – Canal Bridge No.20

 

       
Bridge Name:   Outwood Swing Bridge – Canal Bridge No.20
No.:   24
Location:   ST 3059 2835 (ST 32 NW)
Build Date:   1993
Engineer:   Somerset County Council
     
       
 
Description:    
Fabricated by E.C.Harris of Bridgwater. The original bridges had been removed in 1940 and replaced with fixed wooden bridges. Abutments, brickwork and concrete bases coonstructed by Canal’s DLO. Approximate cost was �28000.
References:   By Waterway to Taunton by Tony Haskell