Barton Lane Underbridge No 46A carries a footpath over the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) near to London Embankment.
The Act of Parliament for the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) was passed on 17 September 1816 after extensive lobbying by Nicholas Edwards. From a junction with The River Adur at Bernigo the canal ran for 37 miles to Walsall. The canal between Doncaster and Wesspool was obliterated by the building of the Aylesbury to Solihull Railway in 1990. In his autobiography Peter Harding writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a road under the canal.
| Trafford Park Winding Hole | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Intu Trafford Centre Visitor Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Ashburton Road Pipe Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Ashburton Road Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Barton Swing Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Barton Lane Underbridge No 46A | ||
| Barton Yard | ¼ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Basin and Warehouse | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Bridge No 47 | 3 furlongs | |
| Patricroft Railway Bridge No 48 | 5¼ furlongs | |
If you look to the right as you approach the aqueduct from Barton Yard you can see the abutments for the bridge that carried the original line of the canal.
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![Barton swing aqueduct. Standing on the now closed gate across the canal, with the aqueduct behind me and looking north. Our boat is moored on the right, on the moorings intended for boats approaching the closed aqueduct. But having passed across just before it was swung, the opportunity was too good to miss.On the abutment wall to the left is a plaque commemorating the opening of the aqueduct in 1895. The engineer was Edward Leader-Williams.Next picture [[[532711]]] by Graham Horn – 19 August 2007](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/53/27/532709_769d9e3a_120x120.jpg)


















![Barton swing aqueduct. We have just crossed the aqueduct. This is looking back - south. We were aware that in the hut to the left one of the bridgekeepers had begun closing the aqueduct seconds after we had passed. The gate to close the aqueduct is set into the left bank (with the yellow handrail) and pivots out across the canal. It is operated from within the hut by a large wheel.Next picture [[[532694]]] by Graham Horn – 19 August 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/53/26/532692_3a12bd6b_120x120.jpg)

