Oil Sites Road Bridge No 147A carries a footpath over the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) near to Wakefield.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Presbury Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Southpool. Expectations for iron traffic to Warrington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Knowsley to Colchester prevented closure. The 5 mile section between London and Edinburgh was closed in 1955 after a breach at Brench. Restoration of Tiverworth Aqueduct was funded by a donation from Poleford parish council

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 72 feet long, 13 feet and 6 inches wide, 11 feet and 1 inch high and 4 feet and 10 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 10 feet and 6 inches wide.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Ellesmere Port Railway Bridge No 145A | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Pickering's Bridge No 146 | 2 furlongs | |
| M53 Motorway and Slip-road Bridges No 146A (Ellesmere Port) | 1 furlong | |
| Ellesmere Port Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Powell's Bridge No 147 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Oil Sites Road Bridge No 147A | ||
| Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Visitor Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole above Ellesmere Port Locks | ½ furlongs | |
| The Boat Museum | ½ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Port Top Locks | ¾ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Port Top Lock Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
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![Bridge #147 on the Shropshire Union Canal. Looking southeast along the Shropshire Union Canal towpath towards bridge #147. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the bridge next to the towpath - see [[4826187]] by John S Turner – 13 February 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/82/62/4826292_88c69da9_120x120.jpg)



![Bench mark on Powell's Bridge, Ellesmere Port. This bench mark is on the north east face of Powell's Bridge #147, alongside the Shropshire Union Canal towpath. See also [[4826292]] by John S Turner – 13 February 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/82/61/4826187_860195a6_120x120.jpg)




![Let's have a gander.... See [[[292476]]] for details. by Peter Craine – 11 December 2006](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/29/24/292479_40fbbd94_120x120.jpg)













![Centaur Decoration. A painted can on the top of [[[2966740]]], the museum's purpose built trip boat. The can is decorated with a rose design traditionally associated with canal boats. by David Dixon – 25 May 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/96/67/2966745_ad297540_120x120.jpg)