Sankey Bridge No 18 carries a footpath over the Sankey Canal (Main Line) near to Waveney Cutting.
Early plans of what would become the Sankey Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by Arthur Wright in 1876 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for stone traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Preston power station was enough to keep it open. The Sankey Canal (Main Line) was closed in 1955 when Runcester Embankment collapsed. In John Jones's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through St Albans Inclined plane during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Sankey Bridge No 14 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 15 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Bewsey Lock | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 16 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 17 | ½ furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 18 | ||
| Sankey Footbridge No 19 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hulme Lock | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 20 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Winwick Lock | 6 furlongs | |
| Sankey Bridge No 21 | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
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