Blue sky view, to Manchester South Junction Viaduct, Merchants Footbridge crossing Castlefield Canal Basin, Manchester, UK
The 40m span Merchants' Footbridge, from Slate Wharf to Catalan Square, is a 3m wide deck suspended by 13 hangers from steel arches. It is part of the Castlefield Heritage Park, turning an industrial canal basin into a tourist attraction with several historic railway viaducts. In the background rises the red bricks and cast iron bridge of the 1849 Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway Viaduct. In the background rises the tubular steel Great Northern Viaduct dating to 1894. This part of the Castlefield Canal Basin is known as the Castlefield Junction, where the 1765 Bridgewater Canal from the south-west joins the 1802 trans-Pennine Rochdale Canal from the north-east. A view from Slate Wharf to the Manchester South Junction Viaduct.
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Location: Merchants' Bridge, Slate Wharf, Castlefield Junction, Castlefield Canal Basin, Manchester, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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