Salford Bridge (Salford)
Salford Bridge (Salford) carries a footpath over the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) near to Willpool 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 major road over the canal.
| Hunts Bank | 1 furlong | |
| Victoria Railway Station Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Salford Bridge (Salford) | ||
| Cathedral Approach Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Victoria Bridge (Salford) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Blackfriars Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Chapel Wharf Footbridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| New Bailey Street Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
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![Picnic Area on former end of Deansgate. The end of Deansgate leading past Manchester Cathedral was pedestrianised in 2012. A picnic area has been created below the Cathedral on the Street [[3707425]]. The building on the right is part of Chetham's School of Music. by Gerald England – 17 October 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/71/01/3710184_4c6da230_120x120.jpg)




![River Irk Exits the Culvert at the Irwell. Downstream of Ducie Bridge ([[[3891013]]]), the River Irk disappears from view as it is culverted under Victoria Station until it re-emerges here, to join the Irwell, at the bottom of Hunts Bank.See http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/WATERWAYS/irk/riverirk.html (Manchester History Net) for more information on the Irk. by David Dixon – 17 March 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/89/10/3891079_686abdd1_120x120.jpg)











![River Irk Culvert, Hunts Bank. Downstream of Ducie Bridge ([[[3891013]]]), the River Irk disappears from view as it is culverted under Victoria Station until it re-emerges here, at the bottom of Hunts Bank, to join the Irwell.See http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/WATERWAYS/irk/riverirk.html (Manchester History Net) for more information on the Irk. by David Dixon – 17 March 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/89/10/3891094_d2addfaf_120x120.jpg)
