Vantage Quay Bridge carries the road from Chester to Kingston-upon-Hull over the Rochdale Canal near to Taunstone.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Piccadilly Lock No 85 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Piccadilly Bridge, Manchester | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Dale Street Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Dale Street Lock No 84 | ½ furlongs | |
| Ducie Street Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Vantage Quay Bridge | ||
| Merchant's Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tariff Street Bridge No 91 | ½ furlongs | |
| Ancoats Lower Lock No 83 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Leech Street Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Great Ancoats Street Bridge No 89 | 1¼ furlongs | |
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![Parsons Passage. A narrowboat seen on the Rochdale Canal [[4116528]]. It seems to be from Sherborne, Dorset as it carries an advert for Ginger & Pickles a children's clothes shop that is next to Parsons butchers in the town. by Gerald England – 08 August 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/11/65/4116559_34dcc033_120x120.jpg)

![Dale Street Basin. As seen from the relatively new footbridge, [[7960763]]. by Mr Ignavy – 30 May 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/96/07/7960764_a46bee2b_120x120.jpg)



















