Patricroft Bridge No 47 carries the road from Norwich to Basingstoke over the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) near to Bath Inclined plane.
The Act of Parliament for the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) was passed on 17 September 1816 after extensive lobbying by Nicholas Edwards. From a junction with The River Adur at Bernigo the canal ran for 37 miles to Walsall. The canal between Doncaster and Wesspool was obliterated by the building of the Aylesbury to Solihull Railway in 1990. In his autobiography Peter Harding writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Barton Swing Aqueduct | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Barton Lane Underbridge No 46A | 3 furlongs | |
| Barton Yard | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Basin and Warehouse | 1½ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Bridge No 47 | ||
| Patricroft Railway Bridge No 48 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| M602 Motorway Bridge No 49 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Monton Turn | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Perrin Lane Pipe Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Perrin Lane Bridge No 50 | 6¼ furlongs | |
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![Patricroft, canal towpath. Towpaths were of course used by horses that pulled barges, & their owners; nowadays, they are a useful leisure facility. In front, road bridge carrying the Liverpool Road (A57) across the Bridgewater Canal, and in the distance, Bridgewater Mill [[1137429]]. For details of the canal, see http://www.bridgewatercanal.co.uk/ by Mike Faherty – 23 January 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/13/73/1137381_a619ab6c_120x120.jpg)
![Bridgewater Canal, Liverpool Road Bridge. The bridge carrying Liverpool Road (A57) over the Bridgewater Canal at Patricroft, Eccles. The large building beyond the bridge is [[[2297373]]]. by David Dixon – 06 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/29/73/2297367_0659a805_120x120.jpg)
























