Listed Building: MOORE LANE BRIDGE (OVER MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL) (1135930)

SJ 58 NE PENKETH C.P. LAPWING LANE. 2/29 Moore Lane Bridge (over Manchester Ship Canal) II Swing Bridge over Manchester Ship Canal circa.1894. Steel segmental arched rivetted structure with lattice parapet, built-up stanchions, cross-bracing and bracing across carriageway at high level. The bridge is operated from the north (Penketh C.P.) bank by means of hydraulic power, like the Old Quay Bridge, Runcorn (Halton Borough) q.v., and has a similar arrangement of support buildings with hipped slate roofs. The south end of the bridge is in Moore C.P., Halton Borough. Edward Leader Williams, Engineer. Listing NGR: SJ5782685332