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Fron Lifting Bridge, Llangollen Canal;Ellesmere Canal;Shropshire Union Canal

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NPRN405810
Map ReferenceSJ24SE
Grid ReferenceSJ2714641313
Unitary (Local) AuthorityDenbighshire
Old CountyDenbighshire
CommunityLlangollen
Type Of SiteCANAL BRIDGE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Fron Lift Bridge is one of only two `drawbridges? on the Ellesmere Canal in Wales. It was designed to allow a crossing at bank level. The bridge was originally timber, but it was renewed in steel to the same pattern in about 1990. The span is 3 metres between the abutments. The tall frame supports a counterbalance beam to lift the deck, which is hinged on one side.
RCAHMW, October 2007.