Hampson Street Bridge
Hampson Street Bridge carries a farm track over the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) near to Bassetlaw Locks.
Early plans of what would become the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) were drawn up by Barry Edwards in 1888 but problems with Ashfield Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Expectations for pottery traffic to Oldton never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Torquay power station was enough to keep it open. The 7 mile section between Northpool and Braintree was closed in 1955 after a breach at Redcar. In Nicholas Thomas's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Macclesfield Tunnel during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Chapel Wharf Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| New Bailey Street Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| New Quay Street - Irwell Street Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Manchester & Salford Junction Canal - River Irwell Junction | ¾ furlongs | |
| Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction | a few yards | |
| Hampson Street Bridge | ||
| Trinity Way Railway Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Trinity Way Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Trinity Way Arm | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Regent Road Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction | 3 furlongs | |
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![Princes Bridge. Princes Bridge [[[4414608]]] on the River Irwell prior to removal. by Peter McDermott – 03 July 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/01/92/5019215_c7d6ee93_120x120.jpg)


![Ordsall Curve Construction, Installation of New Footbridge over the Irwell. As part of the ongoing Ordsall Chord project to increase rail capacity through Manchester and Salford Contractors have lifted the new footbridge into place over the River Irwell. The footbridge installed at the end of August 2016 replaces the old Princes Bridge ([[[3123763]]] and [[[3123794]]] ) which was removed earlier in the year (https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/ordsall-chord-footbridge-installed/#sthash.cCiV2jnL.dpuf Place North West). by David Dixon – 31 August 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/10/12/5101200_e9949a79_120x120.jpg)

![Prince's Bridge. Works for the new Ordsall Chord on Prince's Bridge. For an earlier view see [[[4414608]]]. by Peter McDermott – 10 April 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/90/16/4901609_f44d403d_120x120.jpg)
![Prince's Bridge. Prince's Bridge crosses the Irwell (and in doing so, takes us from Salford to Manchester). Beetham Tower (Hilton Hotel) [[SJ8397]] is in the background. by David Dixon – 09 September 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/12/37/3123763_8be67537_120x120.jpg)






![Ordsall Chord Footbridge. As part of the ongoing Ordsall Chord project to increase rail capacity through Manchester and Salford Contractors have lifted the new footbridge (with the bright yellow rails) into place over the River Irwell. The footbridge installed at the end of August 2016 replaces the old Princes Bridge which was removed earlier in the year (https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/ordsall-chord-footbridge-installed/#sthash.cCiV2jnL.dpuf Place North West).Compare this view with [[[5019215]]] which shows the previous bridge. by David Dixon – 31 August 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/10/12/5101240_92911ff7_120x120.jpg)




![Installation of Ordsall Chord Footbridge, September 2016. As part of the ongoing Ordsall Chord project to increase rail capacity through Manchester and Salford Contractors have lifted the new footbridge into place over the River Irwell. The footbridge installed at the end of August 2016 replaces the old Princes Bridge ([[[3123763]]] and [[[3123794]]] ) which was removed earlier in the year (https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/ordsall-chord-footbridge-installed/#sthash.cCiV2jnL.dpuf Place North West). by David Dixon – 31 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/10/12/5101202_f53d5f10_120x120.jpg)










