Littleborough First Pipe 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.

There is a bridge here which takes a pipe over the canal.
| Little Clegg Swing Bridge No 54A | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Smithy Bridge No 54 | 5 furlongs | |
| Lodge Bridge No 53 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Littleborough Footbridge No 52 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Littleborough Second Pipe Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Littleborough First Pipe Bridge | ||
| Ben Healey Bridge No 51 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| The Waterside Restaurant and Winebar | 2½ furlongs | |
| Littleborough Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Littleborough | 3½ furlongs | |
| Littleborough Lower Lock No 48 | 4¼ furlongs | |
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