St Michael Road Bridge No 27
St Michael Road Bridge No 27 carries the M4 motorway over the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal near to Willley Cutting.
Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Venture Way Bridge No 32 | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Bathpool Swing Bridge No 30 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Bridgewater Road Bridge No 29 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Hyde Lane Road Bridge No 28 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Hyde Lane Motorway Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| St Michael Road Bridge No 27 | ||
| Ryesland Way Field Bridge No 26 | 1 furlong | |
| Foxhole Lane Field Bridge No 25 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Charlton Road Bridge No 24 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Charlton Road Narrows | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Taunton Vale Field Bridge No 23 | 2 miles | |
Amenities nearby at Hyde Lane Motorway Bridge
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In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
In the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
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![Creech Bridge. Carrying the main road over the railway lines, there is a benchmark on the brick wall beside the signpost. See [[[7419139]]]. by Neil Owen – 01 February 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/41/91/7419144_e2849bb3_120x120.jpg)
![Benchmark on the railway bridge in Creech. A more modern cutmark, as listed in the Benchmark Database: https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm144439 , on the brick parapet of the railway bridge. See [[[7419144]]] for a wider view. by Neil Owen – 01 February 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/41/91/7419139_81cbb940_120x120.jpg)










