Saltaire Mill Footbridge carries the road from St Albans to Oldham over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) half a mile from Portsmouth.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Hirst Lock No 19 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hirst Lock Footbridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| The Boathouse Inn | ½ furlongs | |
| The Ice Cream Boat | ½ furlongs | |
| Saltaire Road Bridge No 207A | ¼ furlongs | |
| Saltaire Mill Footbridge | ||
| Saltaire Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Salts Mill Road Bridge No 207E | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Ashley Lane Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
| Ashley Mill Basin | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Victoria Street Bridge No 207B | 3¾ furlongs | |
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![New Mill, Saltaire. Titus Salt’s “New Mill†was built in 1868 by local architects Henry Lockwood and Richard Mawson. It was designed in Italianate style to match Salt’s original mill ([[[4402353]]]) and is on the opposite side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, between the canal and the river. Following the closure of the mills in 1986, New Mill was restored and is now divided between offices for the local National Health Service Trusts and residential flats. The mill, with its distinctive chimney, is a grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1300710 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1300710 ). by David Dixon – 04 March 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/08/27/6082769_ed486614_120x120.jpg)

![Saltaire Mills - North Block (New Mill) and Chimney. Seen here from Victoria Road, Titus Salt’s “New Mill†was built in 1868 by local architects Henry Lockwood and Richard Mawson. It was designed in Italianate style to match Salt’s original mill ([[[4402353]]]) and is on the opposite side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Following the closure of the mills in 1986, New Mill was restored and is now divided between offices for the local National Health Service Trusts and residential flats. The mill, with its distinctive chimney, is a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 337547 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-337547-saltaire-mills-north-block-new-mill-and- British Listed Buildings). by David Dixon – 25 March 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/40/25/4402598_0fd43b30_120x120.jpg)










