Red Lion Bridge No 13 carries the M2 motorway over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan).
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Maghull Railway Bridge No 11A | 6½ furlongs | |
| Bridge Road Footbridge No 11B | 5½ furlongs | |
| Maghull Hall Swing Bridge No 12 | 4 furlongs | |
| Whinny Brook Aqueduct | 3½ furlongs | |
| Northway Bridge No 12A | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Red Lion Bridge No 13 | ||
| Shaw's Swing Bridge No 14 | 1 furlong | |
| Westway Bridge No 14A | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Methodist Swing Bridge No 15 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Maghull Brook Aqueduct No 7 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Bell's Swing Bridge No 16 | 7¼ furlongs | |
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![Looking north to Red Lion Bridge [no 13], Maghull. Carrying Liverpool Road South over the Leeds & Liverpool canal. by Christine Johnstone – 27 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/90/00/6900059_fd657e19_120x120.jpg)







![Looking north towards Shaw's Swingbridge [no 14], Maghull. Past the rear of shops and businesses on Liverpool Road North. by Christine Johnstone – 27 May 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/90/00/6900061_8b172073_120x120.jpg)
![WWII Lancashire: Leeds & Liverpool Canal: Maghull (4). -Loopholed Wall: DoB ID: S0011741At the rear of a Maghull solicitor's car park is a loopholed wall overlooking the canal, all 8 of its embrasures have been blocked, although their concrete lintels remain in situ.[[5792287]] by Mike Searle – 17 May 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/22/5792274_4eddd8c2_120x120.jpg)



![Shaw's Swingbridge [no 14] open for a boat. Carrying Shop Lane across the Leeds & Liverpool canal. by Christine Johnstone – 27 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/90/00/6900063_0627ac61_120x120.jpg)


![Leeds and Liverpool Canal Milepost. This milepost now has replacement plates, the original plates seen in [[2813026]] having been damaged.Milestone Society ID: LLC-013 by Richard Eyton-Jones – 27 February 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/04/05/8040508_0f0b7fff_120x120.jpg)

![Damfield Road, Maghull and a bench mark. Looking north west along Damfield Road, Maghull. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the left on the gatepost to #20 - [[5508777]] by John S Turner – 23 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/50/87/5508780_04d6dccd_120x120.jpg)






![Impressive bench mark on the gatepost to #20 Damfield Lane, Maghull. This deeply incised Ordnance Survey bench mark is on the gatepost to #20 Damfield Lane, which I believe is, or was the vicarage for the adjacent St Andrew's church. See also [[5508780]] by John S Turner – 23 August 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/50/87/5508777_a0271d72_120x120.jpg)
