Thorlby Swing Bridge No 174 carries a footpath over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a swing bridge here. The bridge requires a handcuff key to operate it.
| Holme Bridge No 172A | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Highgate Winding Hole No 1 | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Highgate Winding Hole No 2 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Thorlby Aqueduct No 40 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Highgate Swing Bridge No 173 | 1 mile | |
| Thorlby Swing Bridge No 174 | ||
| Road Bridge No 174A | 5½ furlongs | |
| Stirton Aqueduct No 41 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Gawber Hill Winding Hole | 7 furlongs | |
| Niffany Swing Bridge No 175 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Skipton Bypass Bridge No 175A | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
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![Thorlby canal swing bridge in action. This bridge over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is also seen in [[201420]]. It gives access to farmland on the west side of the canal. Canal boat users are given keys to unlock the bridge, which can then be swung by hand. by Stephen Craven – 22 June 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/72/1397242_b4d533c7_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge and Restored Buildings. The same place as [[2567882]] when it was in a bit of a sorry state. Now the barn has been restored and is being lived in. The bridge is a lot smarter too.A picture of the buildings before restoration is on [[2085584]] by Des Blenkinsopp – 09 June 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/53/00/7530010_96495a69_120x120.jpg)
![Barn conversion underway near Thorlby canal bridge. There is an OS flush bracket benchmark [[3604823]] at ground level on the front of the near corner, left of the flower box by Roger Templeman – 15 July 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/60/48/3604854_f0b5bda3_120x120.jpg)










