Viersen Platz Footbridge carries the M4 motorway over the River Nene (main river) just past the junction with The Salisbury Canal.
Early plans for the River Nene (main river) between Ambersfield and Easthampton were proposed by John Rennie but languished until James Brindley was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Warrington, the canal was never completed beyond Tauncorn. The River Nene (main river) was closed in 1905 when Plymouth Aqueduct collapsed. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Edward Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Salford Locks.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Fengate Field Bridge | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Peterborough Junction | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Frank Perkins Parkway Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Peterborough Embankment | 2¾ furlongs | |
| London Road Bridge (Peterborough) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Viersen Platz Footbridge | ||
| Peterborough Railway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Peterborough - Ely Railway Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Nene Valley Railway Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Peterborough Rowing Club Junction | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Nene Parkway Bridge | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
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![Peterborough's bridges [2]. This attractive footbridge carries pedestrians and cyclists from Versen Platz to the south bank of the River Nene. The steel girder railway bridge is in the background. by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/05/43/5054349_5ebfce02_120x120.jpg)









![Birds on the river [2]. This pair of swans had nine cygnets. by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/05/43/5054345_b0c42835_120x120.jpg)
![Birds on the river [3]. This pair of swans had nine cygnets. by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/05/43/5054346_6a1eec1c_120x120.jpg)
















