Finsley Footbridge carries the M50 motorway over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) near to Erewash Locks.
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 pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Nelson Square Winding Hole | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Burnley Wharf | 3 furlongs | |
| Manchester Road Bridge No 130B | 2½ furlongs | |
| Centenary Way No 130BB | 2 furlongs | |
| Healey Wood Footbridge No 130C | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Finsley Footbridge | ||
| Former Burnley BW Depot (disused) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Finsley Gate Bridge No 130E | ½ furlongs | |
| Calder Aqueduct No 31 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Yorkshire Street Aqueduct No 32 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Godley Bridge No 130H | 6½ furlongs | |
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![Finsley Gate Wharf. Looking west on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The card swans have been produced for the Burnley Canal Festival.Bridge 130d is no longer in use (note the gates on the right-hand end), since it leads directly to the Finsley Mill demolition site (see [[5094612]]).Compare with Alexander P Kapp's 2006 photo [[113513]], taken from almost the same position. by Ian Taylor – 28 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/09/46/5094622_c2a267a4_120x120.jpg)
![Finsley Mill demolition. The later extension to the mill (see [[769484]]) has been demolished for redevelopment. by Ian Taylor – 28 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/09/62/5096230_3b057ef1_120x120.jpg)

![Finsley Mill demolition. The later extension to the mill (see [[769484]]) has been demolished for redevelopment. by Ian Taylor – 28 August 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/09/46/5094612_15afdc06_120x120.jpg)















