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Looking across the Trafford Swing Bridge to the Clippers Quay development.

The Clippers Quay development alongside the Manchester Ship Canal.

The Manchester Ship Canal viewed from Trafford Road Bridge. On the right 614 flats in five blocks are being developed on the site of the former UGC Multiplex Cinema at Clippers Quay. The old cinema which was the first multiplex in Greater Manchester and the second in the UK was opened by Cannon in December 1986. Later it was renamed MGM, Virgin and then UGC before it closed in 2001, laying derelict until demolished in 2015 http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25895

The Grade II Listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356520 Trafford Road Swing Bridge was built by John Butler & Co in 1892. The bridge carries the A5063 road across the Manchester Ship canal. It was designed to carry road traffic over the canal but was able to swing to allow ships to pass into and out of Pomona Docks. The hydraulic operating station was located immediately adjacent on the north bank of the canal. In 1998 it was refurbished and fixed in place as part of a scheme to widen the road crossing to a dual carriageway, with a new bridge built alongside it on the eastern side. Northbound traffic uses the old bridge and southbound traffic the adjacent bridge. On the left 614 flats in five blocks are being developed on the site of the former UGC Multiplex Cinema at Clippers Quay. The old cinema which was the first multiplex in Greater Manchester and the second in the UK was opened by Cannon in December 1986. Later it became MGM, Virgin and then UGC before closing in 2001 and laying derelict until demolished in 2015 http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25895

The Trafford Road Swing Bridge, which was built by John Butler & Co in 1892, is the largest and by far the widest of the swing bridges constructed for the Manchester Ship Canal. The bridge lies between the main Manchester Docks and Pomona Docks and carries the A5063 road across the Ship canal. It was designed to carry road traffic over the canal but was able to swing to allow ships to pass into and out of Pomona Docks. The hydraulic operating station was located immediately adjacent on the north bank of the canal. As the volume of traffic using the road over the bridge increased, Trafford Road Swing Bridge became inadequate for the traffic conditions in this very busy area. Following the closure of the docks there was no longer any need for the bridge to swing and consequently, in 1998 the Trafford Road Swing Bridge was refurbished and fixed in place as part of a scheme to widen the road crossing to a dual carriageway, with a new bridge built alongside it on the eastern side. http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/traffordbridge.html Manchester History Net

The Trafford Road Swing Bridge, which was built by John Butler & Co in 1892, is the largest and by far the widest of the swing bridges constructed for the Manchester Ship Canal. The bridge lies between the main Manchester Docks and Pomona Docks and carries the A5063 road across the Ship canal. It was designed to carry road traffic over the canal but was able to swing to allow ships to pass into and out of Pomona Docks. The hydraulic operating station was located immediately adjacent on the north bank of the canal. As the volume of traffic using the road over the bridge increased, Trafford Road Swing Bridge became inadequate for the traffic conditions in this very busy area. Following the closure of the docks there was no longer any need for the bridge to swing and consequently, in 1998 the Trafford Road Swing Bridge was refurbished and fixed in place as part of a scheme to widen the road crossing to a dual carriageway, with a new bridge built alongside it on the eastern side. http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/traffordbridge.html Manchester History Net

The Trafford Road Swing Bridge, which was built by John Butler & Co in 1892, is the largest and by far the widest of the swing bridges constructed for the Manchester Ship Canal. The bridge lies between the main Manchester Docks and Pomona Docks and carries the A5063 road across the Ship canal. It was designed to carry road traffic over the canal but was able to swing to allow ships to pass into and out of Pomona Docks. The hydraulic operating station was located immediately adjacent on the north bank of the canal. As the volume of traffic using the road over the bridge increased, Trafford Road Swing Bridge became inadequate for the traffic conditions in this very busy area. Following the closure of the docks there was no longer any need for the bridge to swing and consequently, in 1998 the Trafford Road Swing Bridge was refurbished and fixed in place as part of a scheme to widen the road crossing to a dual carriageway, with a new bridge built alongside it on the eastern side. http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/traffordbridge.html Manchester History Net

The Trafford Road Swing Bridge, which was built by John Butler & Co in 1892, is the largest and by far the widest of the swing bridges constructed for the Manchester Ship Canal. The bridge lies between the main Manchester Docks and Pomona Docks and carries the A5063 road across the Ship canal. It was designed to carry road traffic over the canal but was able to swing to allow ships to pass into and out of Pomona Docks. The hydraulic operating station was located immediately adjacent on the north bank of the canal. As the volume of traffic using the road over the bridge increased, Trafford Road Swing Bridge became inadequate for the traffic conditions in this very busy area. Following the closure of the docks there was no longer any need for the bridge to swing and consequently, in 1998 the Trafford Road Swing Bridge was refurbished and fixed in place as part of a scheme to widen the road crossing to a dual carriageway, with a new bridge built alongside it on the eastern side. http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/traffordbridge.html Manchester History Net

Looking from Clippers Quay - the new Metrolink line is being constructed to the far right of the photo.