Old Roan Bridge No 7D carries the M56 motorway over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) just past the junction with The River Idle.
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 dual carriageway over the canal.
| Fleetwood's Bridge No 5A | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Netherton Swing Bridge No 6 | 7 furlongs | |
| Copy Bridge No 7 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Dunnings Bridge No 7A | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Old Roan Railway Bridge No 7C | ½ furlongs | |
| Old Roan Bridge No 7D | ||
| Blue Anchor Bridge No 8 | 5 furlongs | |
| Canal Turn | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Aintree Winding Hole | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Handcock's Swing Bridge No 9 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Handcock's Pipe Bridges | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Old Roan Railway Bridge No 7C
Amenities nearby at Blue Anchor Bridge No 8
The steps leading down to the towpath on the west side of the bridge are known as Wally's Steps and are part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
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![Railway bridge south of Old Roan station. The bridge crosses the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. See [[5157426]] for a view from the other side. There were once two parallel railway bridges across the canal here: this one carried the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (now the Liverpool to Ormskirk line), and thirty metres further west was the Cheshire Lines route that closed in 1952, the bridge being demolished some time later. The towpath here forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail from Netherton bridge to the A59 Ormskirk Road, a distance of about 1300 metres. by Stephen Craven – 23 September 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/18/11/8181175_af501540_120x120.jpg)
![X marks the spot. What's left of the Art Deco Vernons Pools' building, reborn in the early 21st century as the Paradox night club. The remainder of the building can be seen in this photo [[105435]] by Mr T – 02 October 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/59/72/597219_f75d9dd2_120x120.jpg)
![Clock face. The north clock face on the former Vernons Pools' building [[597219]] by Mr T – 02 October 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/59/72/597226_ce644e08_120x120.jpg)













