Penkford Canal Bridge
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The photograph on this page of Penkford Canal Bridge by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Penkford Canal Bridge
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 2 Feb 2013
Penkford Bridge which carries the A572 road from St Helens to Newton-le-Willows over the Sankey Canal. Originally, this would have been a swing bridge to accommodate the Mersey Flats sailboats which used the canal when it was first built. After this section of the canal became disused in the 1920s and 30s and the swingbridges were replaced by fixed bridges such as this one.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.449661
Longitude
-2.66083