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LOCO LIFT BRIDGE


Loco Lift Bridge
Originally Constructed c1865


 
Loco lift bridge spans the Huddersfield Broad Canal and was originally constructed in timber. Counterbalance weights assist in lifting the 5.3m span deck; the lifting operation being carried out manually using a winch and pulley system.
The bridge was reconstructed in steel in 1975 and listed as an ancient monument in 1977.

(Photograph reproduced with the kind permission of British Waterways)

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