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Latchford High Level Bridge

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10/06/2022. Taken from Latchford High Level Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal, "Swami" has passed Knutsford Road swing bridge. "Swami" is en route empty from Weaste (Eccles) to Limerick in Ireland, being a regular on the bulk cement flows between Ireland and Weaste. The viaduct formerly carried the LNWR Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway, the Ship Canal's Railway Deviation No.3, but it closed to all rail traffic in 1985.