Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,720 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
The bridge carries the A5063 Trafford Road over the Manchester Ship Canal.
Built in 1892 by John Butler & Co, it is the largest of the swing bridges over the canal. In 1998 it was refurbished and fixed in place, and a new bridge was built alongside.[1]
See here for excellent photos and history.
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