The Old Jaw Bridge - Union Canal
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
The Old Jaw Bridge - Union Canal
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Enhanced Photograph
Description
The Old Jaw Bridge (Number 13) on the Union Canal, Scotland.
This bridge carries a farm track over the Union Canal (built 1818-22, designer Hugh Baird) and merely acts as a link between different areas of farmland.
It has a similar pattern to most of the minor bridges, having iron railings instead of a stone parapet.
The Union Canal, full name the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital.
It was opened in 1822 and was initially successful, but the construction of railways, particularly the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which opened in 1842, diminished its value as a transport medium. It fell into slow commercial decline and was closed to commercial traffic in 1933. It was officially closed in 1965.
As a result of the Millennium Link, it was reopened in 2001 and reconnected to the Forth and Clyde Canal in 2002 by the Falkirk Wheel. It is now in popular use for leisure purposes.
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July 4th, 2020
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