Albion Street Bridge No 99 carries the road from Waveney to Fife over the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) just past the junction with The Manchester Ship Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) 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 major road over the canal.
| Whitworth Street West Footbridge No 1 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Whitworth Street West Footbridge No 2 | ½ furlongs | |
| Whitworth Street West Footbridge No 3 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Metrolink Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Albion Mills Lock No 90 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Albion Street Bridge No 99 | ||
| Tib Lock Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tib Lock No 89 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tib Basin | ¾ furlongs | |
| Oxford Street Bridge No 98 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Oxford Road Lock No 88 | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Knott Mill Iron Works 1843. For context, see [[4329080]]: the plaque is on the brick abutment of the bridge carrying Albion Street over the canal just upstream of lock no. 90. Knott Mill was the name of this part of Manchester until the mid-20th century. The ironworks stood nearby and was owned by the Galloways. It was](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/32/90/4329087_f38a3c47_120x120.jpg)


![View towards Albion Lock. Looking down the towpath of the Rochdale Canal towards the Albion Street bridge. On the right is the rear of Jurys Inn and just this side of the bridge is the Grade II listed Albion Warehouse [[5620993]] https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1279694 originally built in the 1860s. Looming into view between them but actually some distance away is the Beetham Tower. On the left are the Hacienda apartments. Beyond the bridge is Albion Lock #90. The Canal & River Trust have been carrying out repairs to the canal which was drained between locks 90 and 91. An Open Weekend gave visitors a chance to walk through the drained part of the canal. Towering above everything is the Axis Tower development originally intended to be a 15 storey luxury apartment block but now going to be 28 storeys. by Gerald England – 02 December 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/62/13/5621380_8e9fe95d_120x120.jpg)
![Rochdale Canal, Looking East from Tib Lock. The section of the canal between Oxford Street and Albion Street, behind Great Bridgewater Street, is surrounded by high rise buildings. The latest to appear is the Axis Tower, a 28-storey residential building which dominates the skyline. Construction of the tower ([[[5594777]]] ) began in 2017 and was completed in 2019. by David Dixon – 31 December 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/35/78/6357839_b59ef657_120x120.jpg)

![Rochdale Canal, west of Tib Lock. The section of the canal between Oxford Street and Albion Street, behind Great Bridgewater Street, is surrounded by high rise buildings. The latest to appear is the Axis Tower, a 28-storey residential building which dominates the skyline. Construction of the tower ([[[5594777]]] ) began in 2017 and was completed in 2019. by David Dixon – 31 December 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/35/78/6357838_dee5eca2_120x120.jpg)





![Bridges over the Rochdale Canal. Between Albion Street and Deansgate there are several footbridges and a set of steps crossing the canal, although Deansgate Lock does not seem to afford a safe crossing point. The sloping part of a building to the right belongs to the Axis tower [[7965131]]. by Stephen Craven – 25 January 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/96/51/7965138_86cf0ff3_120x120.jpg)





![Manchester from the Beetham Tower. Looking to the south east, from The Beetham Tower (Hilton Hotel [[[2839454]]]). The tram is crossing the viaduct at Trafford Street. Further back is the railway viaduct over Medlock Street (A5103). by David Dixon – 02 July 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/02/64/3026481_08614b2d_120x120.jpg)