Kirkstall Old Road Footbridge carries a farm track over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Newlay Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Forge Staircase Locks Nos 8 to 10 | 6 furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Pipe Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Lock No 7 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall New Road Bridge No 221A | ½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Old Road Footbridge | ||
| Kirkstall Brewery Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Wharf Bridge No 222 | ½ furlongs | |
| Wyther Bridge No 223 | 2 furlongs | |
| Redcote Footbridge | 1 mile | |
| Redcote Bridge No 224 | 1 mile | |
Amenities nearby at Kirkstall New Road Bridge No 221A
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![Kirkstall Brewery footbridge. The brewery is now a student hall of residence, and the bridge links the two parts of the site either side of the canal. See [[4602791]] for a view from the other direction. by Stephen Craven – 15 January 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/73/06/6730612_7d2b71a5_120x120.jpg)






![Kirkstall youth hostel. This building, a former brewery, is at other times of year a student residence [[184300]]. But during the summer vacation when this was taken, it is used as a youth hostel. Listed grade 2 (list entry number 1255819). http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/leeds-kirkstall-brewery by Stephen Craven – 31 July 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/60/27/4602782_98dc573b_120x120.jpg)
![Pond, Hollybush Conservation Centre, Leeds. Looking down, over the wall at the side of Leeds and Bradford Road. See [[[184304]]] by Rich Tea – 06 June 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/43/184305_1768bb4c_120x120.jpg)




![Kirkstall Brewery Residences, Leeds. The former Kirkstall Brewery has been turned into a student hall of residence (Leeds Metropolian University). There are buildings on both sides of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, this is the building on the west side.A feature that is not clear on the photo - the students seem to have an improvised network of ethernet cables looping between some of the windows.See also [[[184301]]] by Rich Tea – 06 June 2006](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/43/184300_dc6de57a_120x120.jpg)
![Giraffe at the window. See [[[184300]]] by Rich Tea – 06 June 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/43/184301_4667b4c5_120x120.jpg)









