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M60 Motorway Bridge over Leigh Branch

 
Includes sliproad bridge from Wordesley Brow
M60, Salford M28 2PR, United Kingdom (M60)
 
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M60 Motorway Bridge over Leigh Branch is a minor waterways place on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) between Barton Swing Aqueduct (Manchester Ship Canal crossing) (2 miles and 3 furlongs to the southeast) and Quayside Winding Hole (6 miles and 1½ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Barton Swing Aqueduct is Worsley Bridge No 52; 1¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Quayside Winding Hole is M60 Slip Road; ¾ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.

Worsley Dry Docks2½ furlongs
Worsley Footbridge No 512 furlongs
Worsley Visitor Moorings1½ furlongs
Worsley Delph1¼ furlongs
Worsley Bridge No 521¼ furlongs
M60 Motorway Bridge over Leigh Branch
M60 Slip Road¾ furlongs
Boothstown Visitor Moorings1 mile, 1¾ furlongs
Bridgewater Marina1 mile, 2¼ furlongs
Boothstown Basin1 mile, 2½ furlongs
Fayre & Square PH1 mile, 2¾ furlongs
 
 
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Amenities nearby at M60 Slip Road

 Worsley Old Hall
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Worsley Visitor Moorings1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina4 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club5 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin7 miles, 3 furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms7 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings12 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings
New Islington Marina9 miles, 1½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina
Fairfield Junction12 miles, 4 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina1 mile, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Plank Lane Visitor Moorings7 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Visitor Moorings
Wigan Bottom Lock No 8713 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Pottery Changeline Bridge13 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Dean Locks No 9017 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Wigan Top Lock Services15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Wigan Top Lock Services
White Bear Marina (Adlington)19 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Worsley Delph1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Winding Hole (east of Worsley)3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Monton Turn1 mile, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Basin and Warehouse2 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Trafford Park Winding Hole3 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford - Waters Meeting4 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina4 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Edge Lane Winding Hole5 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Edge Lane Winding Hole
Pomona Lock Branch Junction6 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction
Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole7 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin7 miles, 3 furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Boothstown Basin1 mile, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11 On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Peel Hall Winding Hole3 miles, 3½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Marsland Green Winding Hole4 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Quayside Winding Hole6 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Quayside Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Stretford Marina4 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Oughtrington Wharf14 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Oughtrington Wharf
Portland Basin Arm15 miles, ¼ furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Portland Basin Arm

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina1 mile, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
White Bear Marina (Adlington)19 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[M4 motorway] Ferry motorway bridge opened. In 1996, the Second Severn Crossing opened with new link motorways on either side of the estuary to divert the M4 over the [Bridgewater Canal] Liverpool Canal at Leigh. It once connected with the River Mersey at Runcorn but has since been cut off by a slip road to the Silver Jubilee Bridge. The Bridgewater [Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit] the M60 motorway). First Greater Manchester runs the service under a 10 year contract from TfGM, branded Vantage. Service V1 operates from Leigh and V2 [A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain numbering scheme] Central London (Marble Arch) Holyhead A50 Leicester Warrington Becomes M1 motorway between junctions 22 and 24A. A51 Chester Kingsbury Formerly continued [Transport in Manchester] carriageways – the M61 at Linnyshaw Moss, Greater Manchester, close to the M60 interchange. The M60 is one of only two motorways in the UK designated [North Pennine Ring] ring follows the Stretford and Leigh Branch to an end-on junction with the Leeds and Liverpool Leigh Branch at Leigh. This was originally considered [Douglas Navigation] completed Leigh's Cut, built locks to enable sailing boats on the river to avoid having to pass under the aqueduct which carried the canal over the river [List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom] A Park and Ride site has been constructed where the road reaches the M60 motorway and buses continue through Salford and into Manchester city centre along [Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal] missing and from there the canal is inaccessible until it reaches the M60 motorway. Overgrown, Rhodes Lock is still in reasonable condition. One or more [River Thames] most recent road bridges are the bypasses at Isis Bridge and Marlow By-pass Bridge and the motorway bridges, most notably the two on the M25 route Queen
 
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Bridgewater Canal - Wikipedia
The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. ... In 1766 the Duke gained a fourth act of parliament for a branch canal ... The additional line of locks cost £35,000 and was used for traffic heading to ... permitting coal mining near the canal between Monton Bridge and Leigh, in ...
What a cracking day! - Seyella's Journey
May 18, 2010 ... The M60 runs just to the west of the village, a background mutter at ... say we're out of the city now, having crossed the orbital motorway. ... Leigh is also where the Leigh Branch of the Bridgewater Canal ... Plank Lane with it's manned lift bridge is the next landmark, good moorings here, but there's a lot of ...
Lymm to Leigh - Voyages of Gabriel
Jun 30, 2016 ... Our first stop was in less than a mile, by bridge 24, to empty cassettes. ... We passed under the M60 motorway, and a line of boats moored opposite Watch ... Leigh Bridge where the Leeds and Liverpool Leigh branch starts.
I thought I'd better put pen to paper… - Seyella's Journey
Oct 27, 2015 ... We're still here in Gargrave, although we have moved twice since I last ... Our planned route back into the Midlands was via the Leigh Branch of the L&L ... of the M60 motorway bridge and 1300m East of Bridgewater Marina.
TNC On Tour 2002 Page 23
Jul 20, 2002 ... Waters Meeting Junction, with the Leigh Branch up to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was passed at ... M60 Motorway bridge in the distance.