Ellesmere Port Large Swing Bridge
Ellesmere Port Large Swing Bridge carries the M56 motorway over the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Ellesmere Port Ship Route).
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Ellesmere Port Ship Route) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1782 but problems with St Helens Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Expectations for manure traffic to Wycombe never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Teignbridge and Bridgend was obliterated by the building of the Barton to Sheffield railway in 1990. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Wood, there is no evidence that Cecil Jones ever swam through Nantwich Locks in 17 minutes for a bet

There is a swing bridge here.
| Ellesmere Port Lower Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
| Ellesmere Port Large Swing Bridge | ||
| Ellesmere Port Ship Lock | 1 furlong | |
| Ellesmere Port Ship Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
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![The Lower Basin, Ellesmere Port, 1983. I think I am correct in saying that the lower basin had just been dredged, and all the large stone blocks (which are the coping stones for the edges of the basin) had been recovered and were in the process of being relaid.The area in the centre of the photo is now the site of a hotel - see [[[370953]]] for a view in the same direction in 2006. by John Brightley – 02 April 1983](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/88/2268823_f9297881_120x120.jpg)









