Nelson Bridge No 141 carries a farm track over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) just past the junction with The Sankey Canal.
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.
| Hawks House Winding Hole | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Lob Lane Bridge No 137 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Clogger Bridge No 138 | 1 mile | |
| Linedred Bridge No 139 | 6 furlongs | |
| Lomeshaye Bridge No 140 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Nelson Bridge No 141 | ||
| Nelson Bridge No 141A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Yarnspinners Wharf | 1½ furlongs | |
| Moorings Adjacent to Morrison's Supermarket | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Pendle Street Bridge No 141B | 2½ furlongs | |
| Scotland Road Bridge No 141C | 4 furlongs | |
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![Approaching Leeds and Liverpool Canal Bridge #141, Whitefield Bridge. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark [[8012648]] on the left hand side of the bridge arch, above the towpath by Roger Templeman – 04 April 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/26/8012667_1050919a_120x120.jpg)

















