Bridge road will close overnight for four nights starting on monday january 13 due to a mechanical issue with the swing bridge. It runs parallel to the barton swing aqueduct.
It runs parallel to the barton swing aqueduct which carries the bridgewater canal.
Barton swing bridge closure. The swinging action allows large vessels using the ship canal to pass through and smaller craft both narrowboats and broad beam barges to cross over the top. The aqueduct the first and only swing aqueduct in the. The aqueduct the first and only swing aqueduct in the world is a grade ii listed building and considered a major feat of victorian civil engineering.
It carries the bridgewater canal across the manchester ship canal. Barton swing bridge closed as police speak to man by railings image. When closed it allows canal traffic to pass along the bridgewater canal.
The bridge is a grade ii listed building and is part of a surrounding conservation area. The bridge is a grade ii listed building and is part of a surrounding conservation area. The barton swing aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in barton upon irwell greater manchester england it carries the bridgewater canal across the manchester ship canal the swinging action allows large vessels using the ship canal to pass underneath and smaller craft both narrowboats and broad beam barges to cross over the top.
The bridge opens regularly for traffic along the manchester ship canal which can cause delays for. Barton swing bridge closed due to man on the wrong side of the bridge greater manchester police the bridge has been closed between redcliffe road and barton road why was the sky over trafford. Barton road swing bridge or barton road bridge is a swing bridge for road traffic in greater manchester that crosses the manchester ship canal between trafford park in the metropolitan borough of trafford to barton upon irwell in the city of salford the bridge is a grade ii listed building 2 and is part of a surrounding conservation area.
Road closure barton swing bridge sunday 14th july 2019 time. Barton road swing bridge is a swing bridge for road traffic in greater manchester that crosses the manchester ship canal between trafford park in the metropolitan borough of trafford to barton upon irwell in the city of salford. 06 30 to 15 30 details the road closure is to carry out essential maintenance work on barton swing bridge service from to diversion 100 trafford centre manchester from trafford centre bus station left on to trafford boulevard continue straight at the round a bout take the 3rd exit on.
Alex smethurst barton road swing bridge is closed to traffic while police attend reports of a man standing by the railings. The barton swing aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in barton upon irwell greater manchester england. Barton road swing bridge is a swing bridge for road traffic in greater manchester that crosses the manchester ship canal between trafford park in the metropolitan borough of trafford to barton upon irwell in the city of salford.
And works will start on moor lane roundabout for a 2 2m. When large vessels need to pass along the ship canal underneath the 1450 ton 1 and 330 foot 101 m long iron trough 4 is rotated about 73 a the aqueduct crosses the bridgewater canal at an angle so does need to rotate a full 90 on a pivot mounted on a small purpose built island. The aqueduct is a form of swing bridge.
