Patricroft Railway Bridge No 48 carries a footpath over the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) near to Brench Cutting.
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 bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Barton Lane Underbridge No 46A | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Barton Yard | 5 furlongs | |
| Patricroft Basin and Warehouse | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Bridge No 47 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Patricroft Railway Bridge No 48 | ||
| M602 Motorway Bridge No 49 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Monton Turn | 3½ furlongs | |
| Perrin Lane Pipe Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Perrin Lane Bridge No 50 | 4 furlongs | |
| Winding Hole (east of Worsley) | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
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![Bridge Over The Bridgewater Canal. The northern face of [[[2301162]]] , between Patricroft and Monton. by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/11/2301168_7c211954_120x120.jpg)

























![Bridgewater Canal. Looking northwards along the canal from the towpath at [[[2301162]]] between Patricroft and Monton. by David Dixon – 08 March 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/11/2301164_e1c9ed6a_120x120.jpg)


![Patricroft railway station, Greater Manchester. Opened in 1830 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. View east towards Eccles and Manchester before electrification - compare with [[[5204515]]] taken from a similar position in 2016. There used to be a further two platforms to the left and a large locomotive depot beyond the ends of the platforms. by Nigel Thompson – 11 December 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/44/40/3444064_97e121b6_120x120.jpg)