
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Kirkstone Road Footbridge No 4 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Ford Narrows | 7 furlongs | |
| Ford Winding Hole | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Gorsey Lane Bridge No 4A | 3¾ furlongs | |
| St. Bernard's Drive Pipe Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Swift's Lane Bridge No 5 | ||
| Swift's Lane Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Fleetwood's Bridge No 5A | 2 furlongs | |
| Netherton Swing Bridge No 6 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Copy Bridge No 7 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Dunnings Bridge No 7A | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Swift's Lane Bridge
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae.
Resemblances between swifts and swallows are due to convergent evolution, reflecting similar life styles based on catching insects in flight.
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds. The tradition of depicting swifts without feet continued into the Middle Ages, as seen in the heraldic martlet.

![Weathered bench mark on Swift's Lane Bridge. This weathered bench mark first appears on Swift's bridge in 1893 and disappears from the maps after 1939. The bridge was originally Moss Side Bridge and carried Moss Lane over the Leeds-Liverpool canal. Before 1893 the bridge name changed to Swift's Bridge, and then the lane name was changed to Swift's Lane after 1955. See also [[5658404]] by John S Turner – 15 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/65/83/5658396_619c03bb_120x120.jpg)


![Swift's Bridge #5 over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. The north east side of Swift's Bridge, which carries Swift's Lane over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the stone next to the towpath - [[5658396]] This weathered bench mark first appears on Swift's bridge in 1893 and disappears from the maps after 1939. The bridge was originally Moss Side Bridge and carried Moss Lane over the Leeds-Liverpool canal. Before 1893 the bridge name changed to Swift's Bridge, and eventually the lane name was changed to Swift's Lane after 1955. by John S Turner – 15 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/65/84/5658404_3bdf7c45_120x120.jpg)
![Swift's Bridge [no 5] from the south-west. Carrying Swifts Lane over the Leeds & Liverpool canal. by Christine Johnstone – 27 May 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/90/00/6900032_23272bd9_120x120.jpg)
![Swift's Bridge [no 5], from the north-east. Carrying Swifts Lane over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Now with a separate footbridge. by Christine Johnstone – 25 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/89/81/6898123_e9fa5667_120x120.jpg)























