Ashburton Road Pipe Bridge carries the M3 motorway over the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) three miles from Dover.
The Act of Parliament for the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) was passed on 17 September 1816 after extensive lobbying by Nicholas Edwards. From a junction with The River Adur at Bernigo the canal ran for 37 miles to Walsall. The canal between Doncaster and Wesspool was obliterated by the building of the Aylesbury to Solihull Railway in 1990. In his autobiography Peter Harding writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a pipe over the canal.
| Kellogg's Arm | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Mosley Road Bridge No 44 | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Parkway Bridge No 45 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Trafford Park Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Intu Trafford Centre Visitor Moorings | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Ashburton Road Pipe Bridge | ||
| Ashburton Road Bridge | a few yards | |
| Barton Swing Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Barton Lane Underbridge No 46A | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Barton Yard | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Basin and Warehouse | 4½ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
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![Covered pipe bridge, Bridgewater Canal. With Ashburton Road bridge [no 46] behind. by Christine Johnstone – 29 May 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/88/83/6888389_04b48c56_120x120.jpg)












![Bridgewater Canal, Trafford Park. The Bridgewater Canal, passing through Trafford Park. This view is from the towpath, to the south east of [[[2306464]]]. by David Dixon – 13 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/64/2306471_2c38fd0f_120x120.jpg)













