Broadbottom Bridge No 13 carries a farm track over the Rochdale Canal half a mile from Willpool.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Mayroyd Bridge No 15 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Falling Royd Bridge No 14 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Clog Mill Pipe Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Walkley's Clog Mill | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Broadbottom Lock No 7 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Broadbottom Bridge No 13 | ||
| Red Acre Bridge No 12 | 2 furlongs | |
| Midgely Road Bridge No 11 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Pissmire Road Bridge No 10 | 4 furlongs | |
| Brearley Upper Bridge No 9 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Brearley Bridge No 8 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
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