
There is a bridge here which takes a disused railway over the canal.
| Thelwall Viaduct | 4 miles, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Rixton Junction | 3 miles | |
| Warburton High Level Bridge | 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs | |
| Millbank Wharf | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Cadishead Ferry | 4 furlongs | |
| Cadishead Viaduct | ||
| Partingham Coaling Basin | 2 furlongs | |
| Irlam Wharf | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Mersey Weir | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Irlam Viaduct | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Irlam Locks | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Woden Street Footbridge
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In the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction
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In the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction
In the direction of Woden Street Footbridge
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In the direction of Woden Street Footbridge
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In the direction of Woden Street Footbridge
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Wikipedia has a page about Cadishead Viaduct
Cadishead Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct of multi-lattice girder construction. It was built in 1892 by the Cheshire Lines Committee to clear the newly built Manchester Ship Canal to carry the new deviation of the Glazebrook to Woodley Main Line. The central span is 40 yards (37 m) long, and the clearance is 75 feet (23 m).
It opened to goods on 27 February 1893 and to passenger traffic on 29 May 1893.
Following the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964, the line became goods only, and when expensive repairs to the viaduct were needed in the early 1980s, British Rail closed the viaduct and the preceding line towards Glazebrook.
It is now blocked with containers on each end owing to anti-social behaviour and to stop people walking across it, as the deck of the viaduct is in a very bad state with major corrosion setting in on the soffits and trough decking of the major steel span of the viaduct.











![Dismantled Railway Approaching Cadishead Viaduct. The route of the former Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) Stockport to Warrington and Liverpool line which was opened in 1893. Following the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964, the line became freight only and finally closed in 1982.This view is from the embankment approaching [[[2301710]]], the entrance to which has been blocked with containers at each end to curb youths using it for anti social behaviour and to stop people walking across it as the deck of the viaduct is in a very bad state of repair. by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/22/2302275_80d771a8_120x120.jpg)



![Plaque on Northbank Bridge. Plaque on the wall of [[[2301640]]] . by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/16/2301675_66f87473_120x120.jpg)
![Northbank Bridge. Built in 2005 to take Cadishead Way under the old railway embankment. See [[[2301675]]] . by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/16/2301640_f015003e_120x120.jpg)


![Irlam. Steam engine alongside the A57 at Irlam. See [[[50502]]] for more details. by Peter McDermott – 11 October 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/20/09/4200966_c6dfd653_120x120.jpg)



![Northbank Industrial Park, Cadishead Way. Looking north-eastwards, from the embankment over [[[2301640]]], along Cadishead Way. Northbank Industrial Park is on the left hand side. The green locomotive at the side of the road is part of [[[2301603]]] . by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/22/2302262_0c0740e8_120x120.jpg)


![Dismantled Railway, Cadishead. The route of the former Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) Stockport to Warrington and Liverpool line, near to [[[2301710]]]. The line was opened in 1893. Following the withdrawal of passenger services in 1964, the line became freight only and finally closed in 1982. by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/22/2302271_cd14507f_120x120.jpg)



