Yealand Road Bridge 142 [LC]
Just to the south of Yealand Road Bridge 142 on the Lancaster Canal is this depressing sight. When the M6 Motorway was built in the 1960s the Tewitfield Locks to Kendal section of the canal had been disused for around twenty years. Rather than bridge the canal, which still carried the water supply for the lower section, these culverts were installed at this point and two more crossing points to the north of here. This picture, looking south in December 2020, illustrates the difficulties that would ensue if canal reopening plans ever go ahead. For obvious reasons towpath users leave the canal at this point to cross the M6 on a nearby bridge and rejoin near the top Tewitfield lock.
Location: Yealand Road Bridge 142 [LC]
Original line: Lancaster Canal
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 05/12/2020
Image number: 82284
