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What bright spark thought it would be remotely sensible to force cyclists to perform a tight swerve on a narrow tow-path, inches away from the edge of the canal.
UPDATE SEPT 2023 Cones are due to be removed. Bridgewater Way Expressway Old Trafford Manchester. Temporary Cycle lanes on most direct route to City Centre. Probably saves 15 to 20 mins on journey from Stretford Mall using the canal route. … [more]
Sign directs the Bridgewater Way onto the right hand fork - which leads to some steps #88334. It is far more sensible to keep to the newly tarmacked towpath.
New tarmac surface on Bridgewater Way. Not as smooth as it should be but a great improvement of the muddy towpath. #88161
There are proposals to build a very large ramped bridge across the canal here. Taking up valuable space and costing a lot of money. Could it be like the Dukinfield Lift Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal #47684 It would be a simpler bridge as … [more]
Cycleways fork here but it is difficult to tell which way to go. The large fingerpost for the Bridgewater Way(RCN 82) points between the two routes - the way is down steps to the left. The small low sticker for the Runcorn Loop is very easy … [more]
Bridgewater Way (RCN 82) goes up these steps to merge with the Runcorn Loop Cycleway - and then follows a ramp back down to the canal. It is much more sensible to keep to the tow path.
Bridgewater Way (RCN 82) approaching Bridge Street Bridge. Sign at the top points down the steep steps - but it is better to continue west on the road and join the tow path at the foot of the ramp in the distance #88328
Route Sign on the Bridgewater Way - could do with an arrow pointing in the opposite direction as well
Information sign showing the route from Top Locks at the end of the Bridgewater Way(RCN 82) to the Entrance Lock at the Ship Canal.
Very muddy surface on this stretch of the Bridgewater Way (RCN 82) Update 2019: this stretch has now been surfaced - see: #110394
Misleading Routes Sign. - The Bridgewater Way (RCN 82) turns off Marina Lane here to cross the canal in the direction the pedestrians are taking. The red sign behind the pedestrians implies no access - but this is intended for motors.
Misleading Route Sign: Direction to Norton Priory is OK, but to get to Preston Brook you need to follow the path down to the canal towpath.
Misleading sign: The Bridgewater Way (RCN 82) follows the canal, but the sign points along the Runcorn Loop cycleway which crosses the bridge.
Route sign for the Bridgewater Way (RCN 82) is needed at this road junction. The public footpath signs point in the correct directions, but it is not at all obvious that this is this is the way the cycle route goes.
Cycling is now permitted on this stretch of the Bridgewater Canal. The sign on the other side of the bridge #88089 is incorrect.
Sign on Bridgewater Way cycle route incorrectly indicates cycling prohibited at the bridge under the A56 at Preston Brook. The sign on the other side of the bridge #88090 is correct.
Chicane barriers on the steep, poorly surfaced ramp to the bridge at Watersmeeting on the Bridgewater Way cycle route (RCN82)
difficult to spot sticker on round post is supposed to be a route sign indicating cyclists should take the left fork.over a nasty upstand. UPDATE 2019: The upstand has been fixed and the path resurfaced. see: #110399
Access to the towpath on the Bridgewater Way is now almost complete. Path is 6 feet wide (less than 2 metres) and less than the 3 metres recommended for a shared footway
Trafford Timperley Path from Buckingham Grove to the Bridgewater Way canal path needs a little attention before people will use daily.
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