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English: Fishergate Tunnel approach ramp, Preston The Lancaster Canal was built in two parts connected only by a tramway because the canal company could not afford to build an aqueduct over the River Ribble. This tramway ran from the wharfs at the end of the northern section of the canal in Preston and passed under Fishergate, then part of the main east-west road through the town, in a tunnel and then ran via Avenham Park, a low-level bridge across the Ribble, and Bamber Bridge to the end of the southern section of the canal at Walton Summit. In the middle of the 19th century the canal was taken over by the London & North Western Railway and the tramway was taken out of use. The tunnel, which is at the foot of the ramp, was retained as an access to a railway goods yard alongside the passenger station. The alignment of the tunnel, pointing towards the canal terminus, is shown by the wall above the red car. The access ramp seen here, at an angle, was built when Corporation Street, behind the blue brick wall on the right, was driven through the area. The tunnel now forms an entrance to a shopping centre car park.