Fermat 48
Trafford Road Swing Bridge
Fabricated by John Butler & Co. and built in 1892 to cross the Manchester Ship Canal between Manchester Docks and Pomona Docks. It is the largest and heaviest of the canal’s swing bridges weighing 1800 tonnes and was only operated to allow ships into and out of Pomona Docks. In 1998 the bridge was refurbished and fixed in position, another fixed bridge was built alongside giving greater capacity to cope with the volume of traffic in this very busy area of Trafford.
Trafford Road Swing Bridge
Fabricated by John Butler & Co. and built in 1892 to cross the Manchester Ship Canal between Manchester Docks and Pomona Docks. It is the largest and heaviest of the canal’s swing bridges weighing 1800 tonnes and was only operated to allow ships into and out of Pomona Docks. In 1998 the bridge was refurbished and fixed in position, another fixed bridge was built alongside giving greater capacity to cope with the volume of traffic in this very busy area of Trafford.