Site of railway swing bridge
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Site of railway swing bridge
Image: © David Long Taken: 2 Jan 2009
The Warrington-Garston line originally crossed the Sankey Canal by means of a swing bridge, which became fixed after the canal was officially abandoned in 1963. The canal had priority, which meant the bridge was swung over in its favour at night. This led to a locomotive, off route, plunging into the water in November 1858.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.38333
Longitude
-2.626426