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 Here, in Spring 1997, we look down upon the recently-constructed
Countess Way, which connects Parkgate Road with the extensive retail
developments around the Greyhound Park on Sealand Road.
The
green
space
on
the
left,
between
the
college
and
the
road,
has
been
assigned
as
a
small
nature
reserve,
although
much
of
one
side
of
it
has
since
disappeared
under
a
new
car
parking
area.
The
bridge
you
see
ahead- actually an aqueduct-
was
constructed
when
Countess
Way
was
driven
through
to
carry
the
Shropshire
Union
Canal
across
the
new
road-
it
is
a
curious
sight
to
see
narrow
boats
passing
high
above
the
speeding
traffic...
The
bridge
upon
which
we
now
stand
was
also
built
around
the
same
time,
carrying,
until
recently,
nothing
but
a
derelict
former
railway
line...
Below we see a view of Countess Way and the cycleway bridge from the aqueduct taken five years later, in June 2002.
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