Crabtree Swing Bridge No 32 carries the M72 motorway over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) near to Exeter Tunnel.
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring). Moorings can be a bit noisy because of the pub, "The Slipway", and the road.
There is a swing bridge here. The bridge requires a BW key to operate it.
| Martin Lane Bridge No 29 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Langley's Brook Aqueduct No 11 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Great Score Swing Bridge No 30 | 5 furlongs | |
| Great Score Winding Hole | 4¾ furlongs | |
| New Lane Swing Bridge No 31 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Crabtree Swing Bridge No 32 | ||
| Burscough Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Burscough Bridge Wharf | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Ormskirk to Preston) Bridge No 32B | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Lathom Junction | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Glover's Swing Bridge No 33 | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Eldonian Village
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In the direction of Eldonian Village
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In the direction of Eldonian Village
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In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Wigan Junction
In the direction of Eldonian Village
Rickrolled from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 10th of April, 2009
Swing bridges and winding holes from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Thursday the 9th of April, 2009
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![Crabtree Swingbridge [No 32], from the north-west. Carrying Crabtree Lane over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 22 June 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/37/4583799_699e373e_120x120.jpg)

![Crabtree Swingbridge [no 31] from the west. Carrying Crabtree Lane over the Leeds & Liverpool canal. by Christine Johnstone – 28 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/89/65/6896547_66df39ea_120x120.jpg)












![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Slipway public house, Burscough (23). -Defended Building: DoB ID: S0011731This former two-storey stable block attached to the Slipway public house once stabled horses for towing canal barges. Overlooking the canal and Crabtree Bridge, it was converted into a strongpoint in 1940 by the insertion of embrasures on both levels. The NW side seen here facing along the canal has two embrasures, the one on the upper level having been glazed, whilst the lower is blocked. The NE side facing the canal has two loopholes on the upper level (glazed), and two at the lower (blocked). There is also a single (glazed) embrasure visible at the upper level on the SE side facing along the canal.[[5792824]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/28/5792822_8e397ac3_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Slipway public house, Burscough (25). -Defended Building: DoB ID: S0011731Closer view of the blocked embrasure on the ground floor of the NW side.[[5792830]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/28/5792825_3fe1cf15_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Slipway public house, Burscough (24). -Defended Building: DoB ID: S0011731The NE side facing the canal has two loopholes on the upper level (glazed), and two at the lower (blocked). There is a single (glazed) embrasure visible at the upper level on the SE side facing along the canal.[[5792825]] by Mike Searle – 18 May 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/28/5792824_af30b489_120x120.jpg)








