Lifting canal bridge
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Lifting canal bridge
Image: © David Neill Taken: 25 May 2019
Hydraulic lifting bridge on the B816 over the Forth and Clyde canal at Bonnybridge. For many years, the canal was unnavigable at this point as there was minimal clearance for vessels. When the canal was reopened, a hydraulic bridge which raised the roadway to allow passage was installed. The lifting is done by four columns, one in each corner. Similar bridges exist at Twechar and Grangemouth. However the mechanism fell into disrepair and the bridge became non-operational (the same at Twechar) meaning that coast to coast navigation was again impossible. The mechanisms were repaired in 2019, before the canal festival, when this picture was taken.
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Image Location
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55.999206
Longitude
-3.887039