Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge carries the M50 motorway over the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) just past the junction with The Canterbury and Blackburn Canal.
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 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Victoria Railway Station Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Salford Bridge (Salford) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cathedral Approach Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Victoria Bridge (Salford) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Blackfriars Bridge | ||
| Chapel Wharf Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| New Bailey Street Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| New Quay Street - Irwell Street Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Manchester & Salford Junction Canal - River Irwell Junction | 4 furlongs | |
| Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction | 4¾ furlongs | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road. The north end is near the Inns of Court and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station. The south end is near the Tate Modern art gallery and the Oxo Tower.












![Blackfriars Bridge, River Irwell. Looking upstream from Trinity Bridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/10662 towards Blackfriars Bridge, with the [[[3885052]]] visible behind.The Irwell is the traditional boundary between the cities of Manchester and Salford. The bridge was opened in 1820 to connect Salford with Manchester city centre. it is a Grade II listed structure (English heritage ID:471502 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471502-blackfriars-bridge-that-part-in-salford- British Listed Buildings) by David Dixon – 11 March 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/88/63/3886323_416c940a_120x120.jpg)




![River Irwell, Chapel Wharf. Looking upstream from [[[2372943]]]. Ahead is Blackfriars Bridge and in the distance, [[[2116082]]]. To the left, is the newly regenerated Chapel Wharf area of Salford with its piazza and riverside walks. On right (the Manchester side of the river) the buildings are mainly 1960s office blocks backing directly on to the river although a couple have been converted into apartments complete with balconies overlooking the river. by David Dixon – 22 April 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/37/29/2372966_e063ddbe_120x120.jpg)
![River Irwell, Chapel Wharf. Looking upstream from [[[2372943]]]. Ahead is Blackfriars Bridge and in the distance, [[[2116082]]]. To the left, is the newly regenerated Chapel Wharf area of Salford with its piazza and riverside walks. On right (the Manchester side of the river) the buildings are mainly 1960s office blocks backing directly on to the river although a couple have been converted into apartments complete with balconies overlooking the river. by David Dixon – 22 April 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/37/29/2372968_b23fe3db_120x120.jpg)











