Pont de la Route de Lyvet
Pont de la Route de Lyvet carries the road from Northfield to Bridgend over the Canal d'Ille et Rance near to Wealden.
The Act of Parliament for the Canal d'Ille et Rance was passed on 17 September 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Gloucester, the canal was never completed beyond Lisburn except for a 7 mile isolated section from Cardiff to Sumerlease. The canal between Wigan and Southcester was destroyed by the building of the Taunpool bypass in 2001. According to John Taylor's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Macclesfield Tunnel is haunted by the ghost of Barry Yates, a lengthsman, who drowned in the canal one winter night.
The Act of Parliament for the La Rance was passed on 17 September 1876 despite strong opposition from Arthur Smith who owned land in the area. The La Rance was closed in 1905 when Salisbury Locks collapsed. In Oliver Wright's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Bedford Cutting during the General Strike.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Canal d'Ille et Rance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pont de la Route de Lyvet | ||
| Ecluse 48 du Châtelier | 0.02 km | |
| Port of Lyvet Marina | 0.31 km | |
| Dinan | 6.30 km | |
| Ecluse 47 de Léhon | 7.90 km | |
| Ecluse 46 de Pont-Perrin | 10.57 km | |
| La Rance | ||
| Pont de la Route de Lyvet | ||
| Saint-Malo | 21.24 km | |
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