Victoria Bridge (Salford)
Victoria Bridge (Salford) carries a farm track over the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach).
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 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Victoria Railway Station Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Salford Bridge (Salford) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Cathedral Approach Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Victoria Bridge (Salford) | ||
| Blackfriars Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Chapel Wharf Footbridge | 2 furlongs | |
| New Bailey Street Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| New Quay Street - Irwell Street Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Manchester & Salford Junction Canal - River Irwell Junction | 5 furlongs | |
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![The Victoria Bridge. The Victoria Bridge is a Grade II Listed bridge (Historic England List Entry Number: 1254723 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254723 ) which spans the River Irwell linking Deansgate with Chapel Street and in the process linking Manchester with its twin city of Salford. It was built between 1837 and 1839 on the site of the 14th Century Salford Bridge (https://www.visitsalford.info/media/1754/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail). Four ornate iron gas lamps were included in the bridge's design although thieves removed their lead supply pipes, and so the bridge was unlit on the day it opened.See [[[6569595]]] for a closer look. by David Dixon – 09 August 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/56/95/6569597_efbc0ea3_120x120.jpg)

![Iron Gas Lamp on Victoria Bridge. The Victoria Bridge is a Grade II Listed bridge (Historic England List Entry Number: 1254723 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254723 ) which spans the River Irwell linking Deansgate with Chapel Street and in the process linking Manchester with its twin city of Salford. It was built between 1837 and 1839 on the site of the 14th Century Salford Bridge (https://www.visitsalford.info/media/1754/chapelstreettrail.pdf Chapel Street Heritage Trail). Four ornate iron gas lamps were included in the bridge's design although thieves removed their lead supply pipes, and so the bridge was unlit on the day it opened. See [[[6569597]]] for a wider view. by David Dixon – 09 August 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/56/95/6569595_cf55e09b_120x120.jpg)


![Greengate Fountains. This space, which was the site of Salford's Victoria Bus Station*, on the Salford side of the River Irwell across from Manchester Cathedral, is being redeveloped (I think its name will be Greengate Square). It consists of a new footbridge, two stainless steel beacon sculptures, 36 coloured fountains and curved stone walls to sit on. The fountains are currently being tested ready for the opening of the square (planned to be before Christmas 2012).As well as water, the fountains also emit clouds of water vapour. Supposedly, this is to represent smoke and steam (the area behind and above the square was the site of the former Exchange Station) and the steel towers represent chimneys from Manchester and Salford’s industrial past (maybe a less shiny material might have been more appropriate).http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Architecture/The-Fountains-Of-Salford-Do-Frolic-And-Smoke The fountains of Salford, Manchester Confidential* see [[[2338752]]] and [[[2338741]]] by David Dixon – 20 October 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/74/3197410_80dab0d7_120x120.jpg)



![River Irwell. The Irwell, looking upstream, towards the Cathedral. Compare with [[[1804850]]], taken 31 years earlier. by David Dixon – 24 June 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/93/15/1931576_180ff214_120x120.jpg)
![Greengate Square. This space, which was the site of Salford's Victoria Bus Station*, on the Salford side of the River Irwell across from Manchester Cathedral, is being redeveloped (I think its name will be Greengate Square). It consists of a new footbridge, two stainless steel beacon sculptures, 36 coloured fountains and curved stone walls to sit on. The fountains are currently being tested ready for the opening of the square (planned to be before Christmas 2012).As well as water, the fountains also emit clouds of water vapour. Supposedly, this is to represent smoke and steam (the area behind and above the square was the site of the former Exchange Station) and the steel towers represent chimneys from Manchester and Salford’s industrial past (maybe a less shiny material might have been more appropriate).http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Architecture/The-Fountains-Of-Salford-Do-Frolic-And-Smoke The fountains of Salford, Manchester Confidential* see [[[2338752]]] and [[[2338741]]] by David Dixon – 20 October 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/74/3197416_9262954d_120x120.jpg)
![Smoky Fountains. This space, which was the site of Salford's Victoria Bus Station*, on the Salford side of the River Irwell across from Manchester Cathedral, is being redeveloped (I think its name will be Greengate Square). It consists of a new footbridge, two stainless steel beacon sculptures, 36 coloured fountains and curved stone walls to sit on. The fountains are currently being tested ready for the opening of the square (planned to be before Christmas 2012).As well as water, the fountains also emit clouds of water vapour. Supposedly, this is to represent smoke and steam (the area behind and above the square was the site of the former Exchange Station) and the steel towers represent chimneys from Manchester and Salford’s industrial past (maybe a less shiny material might have been more appropriate).http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Architecture/The-Fountains-Of-Salford-Do-Frolic-And-Smoke The fountains of Salford, Manchester Confidential* see [[[2338752]]] and [[[2338741]]] by David Dixon – 20 October 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/74/3197406_01d6b0cb_120x120.jpg)

![River Irwell and Manchester Cathedral. View of the Irwell taken from Blackfriars Bridge, looking towards the cathedral. To the right, is the rear of the multi-storey car park and beyond is the CIS tower.Compare with the 2010 view [[[1931576]]]. by David Dixon – May 1979](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/80/48/1804850_f88a8465_120x120.jpg)

![Fountains at Greengate. This space, which was the site of Salford's Victoria Bus Station*, on the Salford side of the River Irwell across from Manchester Cathedral, is being redeveloped (I think its name will be Greengate Square). It consists of a new footbridge, two stainless steel beacon sculptures, 36 coloured fountains and curved stone walls to sit on.As well as water, the fountains also emit clouds of water vapour. Supposedly, this is to represent smoke and steam (the area behind and above the square was the site of the former Exchange Station) and the steel towers represent chimneys from Manchester and Salford’s industrial past (maybe a less shiny material might have been more appropriate).http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Architecture/The-Fountains-Of-Salford-Do-Frolic-And-Smoke The fountains of Salford, Manchester Confidential* see [[[2338752]]] and [[[2338741]]] by David Dixon – 07 December 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/25/22/3252231_302d3bd1_120x120.jpg)


![Leyland National at Salford Victoria Bridge Bus Station. Greater Manchester Transport Leyland National 138 (JNA 594N) stands at the former Salford (Victoria Bridge) Bus Station. The bus station sat on a plot of land bounded by the Irwell, Victoria Bridge Street, Chapel Street and the approach ramp to Exchange Station (which can be seen behind the bus in this photo).The bus station closed in the 1980s following the construction of the Arndale Centre which had its own bus station and the Victoria Bridge site was used as a car park for several years until it was redeveloped as “Greengate Square†in 2012 ([[[3197416]]]). by David Dixon – February 1982](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/51/42/6514279_bbb6820e_120x120.jpg)
![Workee. Located in Greengate Square [[6008242]], Workee was created by Nicki McCubbing and sponsored by Swinton Group whose headquarters overlook the square. by Gerald England – 05 September 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/00/82/6008276_fc41d71d_120x120.jpg)


