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The
Trafford Road Swing Bridge
  The bridge which
crosses the Ship Canal on Trafford Road was built by
John Butler & Co. It is the largest and widest
of the swing bridges crossing the canal. It was
designed to carry road traffic over the canal but
was able to swing to allow ships to enter and leave
the Pamona Docks.
In the image below
you can see the bridge in 1953, when the docks
were still operating. To the left of the
road bridge you can see the railway swing bridge.
 As the volume of traffic using the road over the bridge increased it became necessary to widen Trafford Road and improve the major junction with Chester Road. Following the closure of the docks there was no longer any need for the bridge to swing so it was fixed in place. Then an another bridge was added along its eastern side.  |