Rawlinson Bridge No 71 carries the M4 motorway over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) just past the junction with The Driffield Navigation.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Red House Bridge No 68 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Red House Visitor Moorings | 7¼ furlongs | |
| White Bear Bridge No 69 | 7 furlongs | |
| White Bear Marina (Adlington) | 6½ furlongs | |
| Allanson Hall Bridge No 70 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Rawlinson Bridge No 71 | ||
| Ellerbeck Narrowboats Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Westhoughton Road Winding Hole | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Idle Bridge No 72 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Chorley Rd Bridge No 72A | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Giles Bridge No 73 | 5½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Ellerbeck Narrowboats Wharf
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