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Brograve Bridge

 
Waxham Road, Waxham NR12 0EA, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 291 yards away.
 

Brograve Bridge carries the M72 motorway over the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Waxham New Cut).

Early plans for the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Waxham New Cut) between Bernigo and Cardiff were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Wakefield by Thomas Telford but languished until Cecil Smith was appointed as secretary to the board in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Southend to Tendring canal at Kirklees, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Knowsley at Sefton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Luton instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Dover were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by John Clarke, there is no evidence that Charles Yates ever made a model of Sunderland Aqueduct out of matchsticks

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Brograve Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Waxham New Cut) between Horsey Mere (central) (1 mile and 5 furlongs to the south) and Brograve (Limit of Navigation) (a few yards to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Horsey Mere (central) is Horsey Mere (north); 1 mile and 3½ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.

Horsey Mere (north)1 mile, 3½ furlongs
Brograve Bridge
Brogravea few yards
 
 
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In the direction of Horsey Mere (north)

The Heater (western entrance)16 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
Travel to Horsey Mere (north), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Horsey Mere (north)) to Horsey Mere (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - The Broad) to Horsey Mere (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Meadow Dyke) to Duck Broad - Meadow Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (Duck Broad) to Duck Broad (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Candle Dyke) to Thurne - Candle Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Thurne - Main Navigation) to Bure - Thurne Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) to Bure - Ant Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to Barton Broad (north), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - The Heater) to The Heater (western entrance)
Neatishead Staithe16 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Horsey Mere (north), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Horsey Mere (north)) to Horsey Mere (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - The Broad) to Horsey Mere (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Meadow Dyke) to Duck Broad - Meadow Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (Duck Broad) to Duck Broad (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Candle Dyke) to Thurne - Candle Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Thurne - Main Navigation) to Bure - Thurne Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) to Bure - Ant Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to Barton Broad (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Barton Broad (west)) to Barton Broad (west), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Neatishead Dyke) to Neatishead Staithe
Sutton Staithe17 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Horsey Mere (north), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Horsey Mere (north)) to Horsey Mere (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - The Broad) to Horsey Mere (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Meadow Dyke) to Duck Broad - Meadow Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (Duck Broad) to Duck Broad (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Candle Dyke) to Thurne - Candle Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Thurne - Main Navigation) to Bure - Thurne Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) to Bure - Ant Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to Ant - Sutton Broad Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Sutton Broad) to Sutton Staithe
Dilham Staithe19 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Horsey Mere (north), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - Horsey Mere (north)) to Horsey Mere (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (Horsey Mere - The Broad) to Horsey Mere (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Meadow Dyke) to Duck Broad - Meadow Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (Duck Broad) to Duck Broad (south), then on the Norfolk Broads (Candle Dyke) to Thurne - Candle Dyke Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Thurne - Main Navigation) to Bure - Thurne Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) to Bure - Ant Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to Smallburgh River Junction, then on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut) to Dilham Staithe

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Wikipedia pages that might relate to Brograve Bridge
[River Thurne] "Heigham Holmes Swing Bridge". Eadon Consulting. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-08-29. Historic England. "Brograve Mill (1049362)" [The Broads] On its way it flows through or passes: Coltishall Belaugh Belaugh Broad Bridge Broad Wroxham Hoveton Wroxham Broad Hoveton Great Broad Salhouse Broad Bure [List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of England] Badsworth 1660 Bright extinct 1688   Brograve of Hamells 1663 Brograve extinct 1707   Brograve of Worstead 1791 Brograve extinct 1828   Broke of Nacton 1661 [List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain] extinct 1889 Bridges of Goodneston 19 April 1718 Bridges extinct 1899 Brisco of Crofton Place 1782 Briscoe dormant eighth Baronet died 1995 Brograve of Worstead [Braughing] the location was temporarily renamed Rathbarney, an Irish hamlet. John Brograve, (1538–1613), a lawyer and politician, was the Member of Parliament for [Norfolk Militia] Nelthorpe) and 698 men of the East Norfolk Militia (under Lt Col George Berney Brograve, Bt.) being barracked at Clifford Camp. A purpose-built prisoner of war [List of extinct baronetcies] 3 November 1812), extinct with the grantee's death on 30 April 1827. Brograve of Worstead (C. 28 July 1791), extinct with the death of the second baronet [Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency)] Constitutionalist 1924 Conservative 1929 Harry Wallace Labour 1931 Sir Brograve Beauchamp Conservative 1945 Harry Wallace Labour 1955 John Harvey Conservative [Preston (UK Parliament constituency)] and Tulketh, and the Borough of South Ribble wards of Bamber Bridge Central, Bamber Bridge South, and Walton-le-Dale. 2010–present: The City of Preston [Herringfleet Windmill] Thrigby West Winch Weybourne Norfolk Drainage mills Berney Arms Boardman’s Brograve Catfield Clayrack Horning Horsey Hunsett Lambrigg Lockgate Palmer’s Reedham
 
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