Chester Road Swing Bridge
Carries the A5060 Chester Road over the Manchester Ship Canal at Lower Walton, south of Warrington.
Geograph entry here
This was the third swing bridge encountered when travelling eastwards on the canal, the first being Old Quay Swing Bridge (Runcorn), followed by Moore Lane Swing Bridge. Stockton Heath Swing Bridge (Wilderspool Causeway) and Latchford (Northwich Road) Swing Bridge are a short distance upstream, and Moore Lane Swing Bridge is downstream.
Its dimensions were almost identical to those of Moore Lane Swing Bridge, located just 1.5 miles downstream.
Constructed by William Arrol and Co, with hydraulic equipment by Armstrong, Mitchell and Co.
Edward Leader Williams, Engineer.
Girder length 238 ft. Road width 25 ft. Long/short radius lengths: 140/98 ft. Central height of girders 27.6 ft. Weight 790 tons. [1]
Note: The 1894 Engineer article identifies the third swing bridge as Twenty Steps swing bridge.