Butler Street Bridge No 87 is an notable flight of locks on the Rochdale Canal just past the junction with The Ripon Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| New Islington Footbridge (west) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| New Islington Marina Entrance | 2¾ furlongs | |
| New Islington Footbridge (east) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| New Union Street Bridge No 88 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Rodney Street Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Butler Street Bridge No 87 | ||
| Royle Bridge No 86 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Butler Lane Lock No 81 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Butler Lane Lock Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Coalpit Lower Lock No 80 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Coalpit Middle Lock No 79 | 2 furlongs | |
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![This was once Fulmer Drive, Ancoats. The grassy area was once modern terraced housing - see [[838919]]. Now the row of houses on Woodward Street have an uninterrupted view of boats on the Rochdale Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/30/3983057_950a5313_120x120.jpg)









