Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound)
Lift Bridge, Topsham EX2 6LR, United Kingdom
(A379)
Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound) carries a farm track over the Exeter Ship Canal a few kilometres from Aylesbury.
Early plans for the Exeter Ship Canal between Liverpool and Charnwood were proposed by Cecil Edwards but languished until Thomas Dadford was appointed as secretary to the board in 1888. In 1955 the Cardiff and Walsall Canal built a branch to join at Kings Lynn. Expectations for pottery traffic to Newbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Exeter Ship Canal were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Portsmouth power station was enough to keep it open. According to Charles Harding's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Reigate Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.
Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound)
is a minor waterways place
on the Exeter Ship Canal between
Exeter Quay (2 miles and 1¼ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the northwest) and
Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction (3 miles and 1¾ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Exeter Quay is Lock No 2 (Exeter Ship Canal);
5¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction is Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound);
a few yards
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a lift bridge here.
| Exeter Quay | 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Flood Gate Lock | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Haven Road Marina | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Clapper Brook Lane East Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Lock No 2 (Exeter Ship Canal) | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound) | ||
| Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound) | a few yards | |
| Exe Motorway Bridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Topsham Entrance Lock (abandoned) | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Ferry Landing Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Turf Lock Narrows | 2 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
BP Exminster, Matford SSAmenities nearby at Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound)
Beefeater Shell Shell Fuel CardAmenities nearby at Lock No 2 (Exeter Ship Canal)
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Aug 9, 2011 ... A hundred and fifty metres from the Countess Wear Bridge, these parallel swing and bascule bridges take the A379 across the Exeter Canal.
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