Knutsford Road swing bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Knutsford Road swing bridge by Peter Whatley as part of the Geograph project.
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Knutsford Road swing bridge
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 17 Jan 2012
The view regularly seen by car drivers in pre-motorway days waiting to make a dash for the high level bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal if the swing bridge was closed. No lorries could use the "escape route" as the high level bridge was (and is) weight-restricted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.378718
Longitude
-2.559614