Porter's Bridge No 1 
Address is taken from a point 221 yards away.
Porter's Bridge No 1 carries a footpath over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) near to Macclesfield Tunnel.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) between Manchester and Lisburn were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Fife by William Jessop but languished until Henry Clarke was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) Trust.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), piling suitable for hooks. Poor mobile phone network here on EE. Apparently also poor on Vodafone.
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Wilne Bridge No 2 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Shardlow Pipe Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Shardlow Floodgates | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Chapel Farm Marina Entrance No 1 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Chapel Farm Marina Entrance No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Porter's Bridge No 1 | ||
| Derwent Mouth Lock No 1 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Derwent Mouth | 3½ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Derwent Mouth
In the direction of Horninglow Basin
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Derwent Mouth
In the direction of Horninglow Basin
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Derwent Mouth
In the direction of Horninglow Basin
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Derwent Mouth
In the direction of Horninglow Basin
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Horninglow Basin
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Derwent Mouth
In the direction of Horninglow Basin
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