A glimpse of a canal footbridge
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A glimpse of a canal footbridge
Image: © Kevin Waterhouse Taken: 9 Apr 2023
There was once a public footpath under this bridge but it appears to have been extinguished and built over. This glimpse from Albert Street shows the masonry of the ramp up to the iron bridge that crossed the defunct Hollinwood Branch of the Ashton Canal.
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Image Location
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53.517738
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-2.143838