Arch of Brindley's masonry aqueduct of 1761, to carry the Bridgewater Canal over the River Irwell. Replaced 1893 by the unique iron Swing Aqueduct over the new Manchester Ship Canal.
Iconic structure at a site where lighthouses have stood for over 400 years
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