Gorsey Lane Bridge No 4A carries the road from Runcorn to Knowsley over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) three miles from Northford.
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Litherland Winding Hole | 1 mile | |
| Brindley Close Narrows | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Kirkstone Road Footbridge No 4 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Ford Narrows | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Ford Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
| Gorsey Lane Bridge No 4A | ||
| St. Bernard's Drive Pipe Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Swift's Lane Bridge No 5 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Swift's Lane Footbridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Fleetwood's Bridge No 5A | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Netherton Swing Bridge No 6 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
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![Gorsey Lane Bridge [no 4A] from the east. Carrying the B5422 [Gorsey Lane] over the Leeds & Liverpool canal. by Christine Johnstone – 25 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/89/88/6898871_105b0f56_120x120.jpg)



![Bench mark on Gorsey Lane Bridge, Litherland. This Ordnance Survey bench mark is on the southwest parapet of Gorsey Lane Bridge, Litherland - also known as Cooksons Bridge, as it's next to the Cooksons Bridge pub. See also [[5657561]] by John S Turner – 15 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/65/75/5657556_597a5526_120x120.jpg)

![Gorsey Lane Bridge and Cooksons Bridge pub. Cooksons Bridge is the name of the pub in the background and the bridge seems to be known as Cooksons Bridge or Gorsey Lane Bridge. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the nearest corner of the road bridge - [[5657556]] by John S Turner – 15 August 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/65/75/5657561_2dc00154_120x120.jpg)




















