Whiteley Arches Railway Bridge 
Whiteley Arches Railway Bridge carries a footpath over the Rochdale 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.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Mooring is limited to 14 days. Noisy from the train line, dark from the surrounding trees but close to Hebden Bridge and the first 14 day moorings on from the visitor moorings.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Rawden Mill Lock No 12 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Site of Callis Mill | 4 furlongs | |
| Rawden Mill Lock Winding Hole | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Horse Hold Wood Weir | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Overflow Weir (Calderdale) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Whiteley Arches Railway Bridge | ||
| Stubbing Wharf PH | 1 furlong | |
| Stubbing Brink Bridge No 19 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stubbing Upper Lock No 11 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stubbing Lower Lock No 10 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hebble End Bridge No 18 | 4¼ furlongs | |
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![Railway Bridge MVN2/124, Rochdale Canal Bridge #20. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[6539815]] on the bridge pier on the face with the grey downpipe. by Roger Templeman – 19 August 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/53/98/6539826_cb15327d_120x120.jpg)






![#1 King Street. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[6540189]] on the front of the house at its left hand corner, left of the black downpipe. by Roger Templeman – 19 August 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/54/01/6540195_4b228fe1_120x120.jpg)















![Railway bridge MVN2/123A over A646. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[6540087]] on the central pier of the bridge by Roger Templeman – 19 August 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/54/00/6540098_16f3ea27_120x120.jpg)




