Common Road Bridge carries a farm track over the Sankey Canal (Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Sankey Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by Arthur Wright in 1876 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for stone traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Preston power station was enough to keep it open. The Sankey Canal (Main Line) was closed in 1955 when Runcester Embankment collapsed. In John Jones's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through St Albans Inclined plane during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Hey Lock | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 22 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock | 6½ furlongs | |
| Earlstown Viaduct Bridge No 23 | 4 furlongs | |
| Newton Common Lock | 2½ furlongs | |
| Common Road Bridge | ||
| Haydock Lock | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Old Double Lock | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Sankey - Penny Bridge - Gerard's Bridge Junction | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
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![Newton Common Lock Information Board. Information board standing above the remains of [[[3320009]]] giving details about the lock, Sankey Viaduct and Sankey Canal. by David Dixon – 02 February 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/32/00/3320031_775e23b5_120x120.jpg)

![Newton Common Lock, Sankey Canal. The remains of Newton Common Lock are on the outskirts of Earlestown, situated about ½ a mile south of the A572 at a point where Wharf Road comes alongside the canal. The lock was constructed in 1755 and rebuilt in 1885. The last barges passed here in 1919 and the lock was infilled in 1976 causing the lock to become completely buried but it has been partly uncovered by SCARS (the canal's restoration society) volunteers the chamber edges can now be seen. A notice board stands over the lock (behind the lock in this photograph) giving information about the area. According to that notice, a project is being developed to excavate the area ([[[3320031]]]). by David Dixon – 02 February 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/32/00/3320009_ae3a47bb_120x120.jpg)


