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The manchester Ship Canal, 36 miles with 5 locks, it was built to make Manchester and inland port, today the docks are being refurbished with the most amazing buildings and bridges.
The canal runs from Salford Quays, in Manchester to the River Mersey at Eastham.

THE LOWERY CENTRE, SALFORD QUAYS.

RUNCORN GAP.
RAILWAY BRIDGE IN FORGROUND.
ROAD BRIDGE THAT REPLACED THE OLD TRANSPORTER BRIDGE

BARTON SWING BRIDGES.

when the ship canal was built they had to widen the bed of the River Irwell, this meant that the Brindley's famous Barton Aqueduct had to be demollished, a great pity, but to replace it Sir E. Leader Williams built a most remarkable piece of engineering. This is called the Barton Swing Aqueduct, to the side of it the road also swings, a most remarkable sight and one that I feel sure Brindley would have loved to have seen. When the aqueduct is movinging it weighs 1600 tons.