Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound)
Bridge Control, Swing Bridge, Exeter EX2 6LR, United Kingdom
Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound) carries a farm track over the Exeter Ship Canal between Wokingham and Stockport.
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 Swing Bridge (westbound)
is a minor waterways place
on the Exeter Ship Canal between
Exeter Quay (2 miles and 1½ 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 Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound);
a few yards
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Exeter Canal - River Exe Junction is Exe Motorway Bridge;
1 mile and ¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a swing bridge here.
| 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) | a few yards | |
| Countess Weir Swing Bridge (westbound) | ||
| 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 | |
| Turf Lock | 3 miles | |
Amenities here
Beefeater
Shell Shell Fuel CardAmenities nearby at Exe Motorway Bridge
Tesco Topsham, Retreat BoatyardAmenities nearby at Countess Weir Bascule Bridge (eastbound)
BP Exminster, Matford SS
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