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With Kirkstall Abbey in the background

©Stephen Dawson

On the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

©Mark Morton

Over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

©Mark Morton

Over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

©Mark Morton

University hall of residence for Leeds Metropolitan University. Formerly the Kirkstall Brewery. Leeds-Liverpool Canal in the foreground. The bridge carries Broad Lane over the canal.

©RichTea

On the east side of Armley Ridge Road at the corner of Lenhurst Avenue

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The bridge carries Bridge Road over the river by The Bridge pub. Beyond the river it also crosses the railway line.

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From the east bank by the rugby ground.

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From the bridge on Leeds and Bradford Road, looking towards Kirkstall Lock (hidden just behind the trees on the left). The reflection of the pylon appears elongated compared to the pylon itself.

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This is bridge no 221A on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, where Leeds and Bradford Road crosses on the way from Kirkstall to Stanningley. On some canal maps it is called Kirkstall New Road Bridge.

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The Leeds and Liverpool Canal, looking towards Kirkstall Lock

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This is lock number 7 on the canal. Locks are numbered starting at the Leeds end of the canal, but the bridge numbers start at the Liverpool end.

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This bridge was built in 1912. For a picture of the newly built bridge (but from the other side) see the Leodis archive http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002813_26147097&DISPLAY=FULL and for this side in 1929 see http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002813_57323855&DISPLAY=FULL

See also [[[183837]]] and [[[183838]]]

©RichTea

For a view of the whole bridge see [[[183834]]]

©RichTea

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