Holden Swing Bridge No 193 carries the M6 motorway over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between Wigan and Wirral.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. You'll need to watch for a suitable embankment but the view is wonderful and the mooring is very quiet.
There is a swing bridge here.
| Silsden Aqueduct No 46 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Hainsworth Road Underbridge No 46A | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Wharfe Court Narrows | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Brunthwaite Swing Bridge No 192 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Holden Aqueduct No 47 | 1 furlong | |
| Holden Swing Bridge No 193 | ||
| Lodge Hill Bridge No 194 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Booth's Swing Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Booth's Swing Bridge No 195 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Elam Wood 1 Aqueduct No 48 | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Elam Wood 2 Aqueduct No 49 | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
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![Leeds and Liverpool Canal approaching Holden Swing Bridge. There is a canal milepost [[7884981]] on the right hand side of the towpath in the right foreground by Roger Templeman – 18 September 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/50/7885041_8e00c99f_120x120.jpg)









![Leeds and Liverpool Canal NW of Holden Swing Bridge. There is a canal milepost [[7884981]] between the left side of the towpath and the dry stone wall by Roger Templeman – 18 September 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/50/7885017_3b1f7c54_120x120.jpg)




![Field on west side of Leeds & Liverpool Canal 21½ miles from Leeds. There is a canal milepost [[7884981]] between the towpath and wall in the foreground by Roger Templeman – 18 September 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/51/7885103_958a17cc_120x120.jpg)











